winners (those who have succeeded socially, economically, etc.)
very; much; greatly; a lot of
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
in a crowd; ganging up (on); joining forces
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier
high salary earner; high income earner; well-paid employee; highly-paid; in the top salary bracket
(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
surely; upon my word; by Jove; (with neg) by no means; never
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to quit one's job; to resign
protest; refutation; pleading
modesty; humility; being humble
to bring back; to restore
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
fit; spasm; attack; seizure
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
yearned for; longed for; missed
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
inconsistency; discord; conflict; discrepancy; contradiction; failure
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
to make trouble; to make waves; to cause discord
one eye; one of one's eyes
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
determined purpose; an incredibly short span of time (i.e. the time occupied by a single thought); a single repetition of a prayer (esp. in Jodo-shu)
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
detonator; priming; primer; trigger; impetus; spark