famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
high-quality goods; choice goods
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
relatively quickly (esp. actions); quite suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
review; reconsideration; revision
golden ratio (approx. 1.6180339887)
mixing; blending; adding; adulteration
to thrust down; to push off
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
audacious; daring; bold; throaty (voice); rough; deep
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
long military service; having experienced many battles
tough guy; wild one; fearless fighter
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
nice; good; well-executed
cooperation; coordination; link
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
person who just tags along; hanger-on; person who follows someone around like a shadow; clingy person; mindless follower; (lit.) goldfish feces
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince