top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
family; clan; sect; school; group of related sumo stables
branch family; cadet family; establishing a branch family
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
(living on a) pension; annuity
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to do one good; to be beneficial; to be good for the body or mind; to put oneself in the place of ...; to put oneself in (someone's) shoes
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment
theological school; seminary
garbage chute; trash chute; rubbish chute; refuse chute
major cleanup; spring cleaning
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to (keep in) mind; to give heed to; to pay attention to
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
to arrange; to agree (on); to prearrange
both (people); the two of them
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
cheating (on an examination); cribbing
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
rival; competitor; competition
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
same generation; one's generation
adult; grown-up; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
becoming old; grain or plant harvested more than a year ago
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
in proportion to; according to; depending on
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit