top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
special selection; finest pick; top pick
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
applying (e.g. a technology); adoption
comfortably; peacefully; with one's mind at ease; (growing) quickly
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
to pass (of time); to elapse
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
essence; true nature; substance; reality
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
bogwood; bog oak; obscurity; fig
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
video (esp. digital); video clip; animation; animated cartoon; in-betweens (animation)
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
piece; fragment; one (object)
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
in person; personally; directly
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
good (condition); going well; fine; smooth
to need; to call for; to require
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
to be prolonged; to drag on
is something that; is that which
self-consciousness; self-awareness
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration