mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
slight; light; thin; faint; dim
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
to take up one's residence
that well-known ...; the one and only ...; that; those; the
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
form (as opposed to substance); format; form; formality; form; mode
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
one's financial situation; one's finances; state of one's purse
individual; private person; personal; natural person
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
continuation; continuance; maintenance; persistence; going on
while moving; on the move
one class (of students); one group (of people); one set (of items); one pair
design; idea; conception; plan
to concentrate; to focus on; to devote; to stiffen; to become tense
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
-clad; in the midst of; tenths (e.g. wholesale price, as tenths of retail price); times (i.e. multiplied by); able-to-seat (of a chair, etc.)
maid; helper; help; assistance
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
devoted; self-sacrificing
likability; favorability; popularity
ahead; before; the future; pardon me for leaving (first)
white horse; unrefined sake
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of