privilege; special favor; special favour; benefit; prerogative; perk
dialogue; discussion; conversation; interaction
put; place; leave; do (in preparation)
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
we; us; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to a group of one's equals or inferiors)
abstention; nonintervention; noninterference
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
quitting while one is ahead
contest; competition; struggle; scramble
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
long (time that has passed); old (story)
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
parental love or affection
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
to change way one holds something; to transfer something from one hand to the other
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
snake in one's bosom; treacherous friend
Oedipus complex; sexual attraction to one's mother
insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
responsiveness; responding; divine response (e.g. to a prayer); divine inspiration; induction (electromagnetism); inducing
halo; aureole; aureola; halo (optical phenomenon); glory
advanced level; high grade; senior
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; auxiliary; subsidiary
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to break the silence; to break one's silence
to throw at; to turn; to raise
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
observance (of laws, rules, etc.); adherence; obeying; following; abiding by; compliance
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
established fact; fait accompli
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like