to make up a shortfall; to cover a shortage; to compensate for a shortage; to fill a gap
House of Peers (Japan, Meiji constitution); House of Lords (UK)
suitable age (esp. for marriage); marriageable age
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
chief; main; principal; major
it hasn't been long since
seat; bench; temporary job while looking for a better job or until one marries
atrocious; heinous; fiendish; brutal; vicious
to do with enthusiasm; to be excited to do; to throw oneself into
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
dedication; offering; presentation; oblation
proportion; proportional representation section (of an election)
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
area; zone; district; quarter; section; limits
dismissal (from a post); discharge; removal
to mount up; to pile up; to accumulate; to increase
moneymaking; earning money
to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out
utility; (actual) profit; actual benefit; material gain
to cause a person trouble
good-for-nothing; useless; worthless
rearing from infancy; training from an early age (e.g. an apprentice); teaching from an early stage (e.g. a subordinate)
to regret bitterly; to be very sorry (for); (lit.) to bite one's navel
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
to be lacking in options; to be too few
inferiority complex; sense of inferiority
terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking
to be wide-ranging; to be diverse; to cover a lot of ground; to cover various topics
invention; intelligent; clever; smart
overloading (someone; with work); overworking (someone); overwhelming; flooding (e.g. with tasks)
(very) patient; persevering
without (making) any mistakes; flawlessly; accurately