following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
descendant; progeny; offspring
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
power; might; authority; influence
terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
legendary beast; magical beast
even (e.g. even a child); as long as (it is, you are, etc.); (if) only; just
under the control (of); under the dominion (of)
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
to rise (to a high position); to work one's way up; to push one's way up; to be promoted
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to make one's own; to take possession of
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe; increasing
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
whole; total; gross; entire; overall; general (election, manager, etc.)
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. of a joke)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
to come back; to bloom a second time
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
as one pleases; self-indulgently; freely; without restraint; at will
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
to be frowned on; to invite frowns of disapproval; to displease (people); to disgust
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
impudence; audacity; shamelessness; effrontery
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
being surrounded by enemies on all sides; being betrayed (forsaken) by everybody
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)