head of a family; patriarch; matriarch
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
low rank; lower position; subordinate position; lower order (e.g. byte)
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
upper level; upper grade; high rank; advanced level; senior level; upper class
security; stability; safety; peace
peerage (in Japan; 1869-1947); nobility; aristocracy
popular name; common name; given name
(political) power; authority; influence
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
trend of the times; way things are going
management; administration; operation
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
commoner; plebeian; commoner (in Japan between 1869 and 1947; the lowest of the three classes)
fixed game; rigged bid; put-up job
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
well; in good health; safe; free from accident
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in honor or celebration of someone or something); drinking one's glass dry
unceremonious party; free and easy gathering; party with no regard for formal etiquette or status
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
no good; not allowed; not acceptable; outtake; blooper; retake
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
time (for, to do); time (to finish a race, lap, etc.); time-out; thyme
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
wall of people; crowd of people lined up (e.g. spectators); throng of people
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to know; to be aware (of); to be acquainted (with); to think; to consider; to believe
(foreign) trade; (international) commerce; importing and exporting
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)