assistant (esp. in show business or sumo); attendant; chaperon
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
value; worth; virtue; blessing
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
reigning; controlling; dictating
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
succession struggle; succession race
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
youth; child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing); young; new
the lower classes; the common people
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
a head (e.g. taller or shorter); noticeable difference (in competitors' results)
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated