one's future; one's fate; prospects; one's way; one's path
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; to find someone's fault; to get evidence on someone; to get a lead on someone
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
loyal retainer; loyal subject
young person; servant; errand boy in a samurai family; person of lowly status
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
obedience; submission; resignation
to oust; to dethrone; to drive down (e.g. into a valley); to chase down; to capture (a castle); to seize (by driving out the garrison)
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
alternation of generations; heterogenesis; change of generations; emergence of a new generation
to kick down; to oust (a rival) to advance oneself; to push (someone) aside to get ahead
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
temper; irritability; fit of anger; tantrum (esp. of children); temper tantrum
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
thorough; exhaustive; complete
to be reduced to ashes; to be cremated
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation