making use of; application; practical use; operation; handling; steering (esp. a boat)
at that time; in those days
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
several years; a few years
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
road approaching a shrine
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
accompanied by a woman; accompanied by women
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
training; drill; practice; discipline
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
password; watchword; motto; slogan
suitable person; well-qualified person; responsible party; responsible person
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
troublesome; difficult (e.g. customer, guest, child); laborious (e.g. task, dinner)
boy; son; baby boy; young man
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
secret; private; surreptitious
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
batsu game; punishment given to the loser of a game or contest
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
to collect; to assemble; to gather
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
fully complete (e.g. a collection); fully completing
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something