large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
going (up) to the capital; going to Tokyo
troupe; theatrical company
joining (a group, team, etc.); enrollment; enrolment
to aspire to; to aim for; (arch.) to give a gift (as a token of gratitude, goodwill, etc.); (arch.) to perform a memorial service
to be conspicuous; to stand out
leaving one's objective incomplete; leaving one's ambition unfulfilled; being unable to achieve one's goal
to stop communicating; to never be heard from again; to disappear; to go missing
to try all possible means
tuberculosis; TB; concretion
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
to dig up and expose (a secret, hidden crime, etc.)
career; occupation; personal history; professional experience; government employee who has passed the highest national civil service exam; carrier; carrier (of a disease-causing agent)
change; transition; vicissitudes
under the veranda; under the floor; out of sight; in the background; unnoticed
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
water content; moisture; water vapor (vapour); steam; dropsy; edema
shutting tightly; making airtight; sealing hermetically
deep-seated grudge; hatred
right above; just above; directly above; directly overhead
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
videocassette recorder; VCR
deck (of a ship); deck (attached to a building); platform (at the end of a railway passenger car); vestibule; observation deck (esp. at an airport); tape deck; deck (of cards)
mode (e.g. of a machine); setting; state (of mind); mode (e.g. work mode, study mode); mode; mode
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to sink into (one's mind); to be (deeply) ingrained; to be instilled
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes; remains (of war dead)
memorial service for the dead; holding a service
muddy water; red-light district
to move along; to go alongside; to walk along; to follow; to run down (one's cheek, leg, etc.); to trickle down