companion; follower; attendant; retinue
born of the same mother; kindred spirits
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
mixing; blending; adding; adulteration
to achieve; to win; to gain; to attain
diligent; earnest; attentive to detail; brisk (working, moving); frequent (e.g. checking)
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
to be relieved of one's post
enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier
by a hair's breadth; in the nick of time; touch and go; close call; critical moment
to defy conventional wisdom
by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all
discussion; discourse; lecture; sermon
ornament; decoration; figurehead; leader without real power
to withstand; to be able to endure
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
greed; cruelty; callous; (arch.) insistent; (arch.) insistence
portrait; likeness; picture
(arch.) a weight; temple supervisor; town (of China)
to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
to become fraught with emotion
to relax one's mind; to feel relaxed; to become remiss; to cease paying careful attention
ahead; further on; beyond (this place); before this; prior to this; earlier
intimacy; affection; familiarity
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
to set up (in high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship
to curb; to halt; to apply brakes; to put an end to