to put to bed; to let sleep; to lay (something) down; to put on its side; to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle; to set aside unused
the relation of master to servant; homage; master-slave relationship
to buy (of a government, public agency, etc. from a private citizen); to purchase; to buy up (all of something)
metal sake jug; sake warmer
loss; waste (e.g. of time); feeling of loss; Los Angeles; L.A.
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
average; ordinary; normal
interview (e.g. for a job)
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
the future; future prospects
opaque; obscure; opacity; obscurity; unclear; unpredictable
ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, crisis, etc.); overcoming; surmounting; bringing under control
to install (a person) in (someone's) place
one's superior; higher-up; boss; senior
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; test; check; scan (e.g. MRI, PET); audit
fixed date; appointed day
managing (to raise funds, find time, etc.); contriving; scraping together (money); working out (a plan, solution, etc.); thinking out; devising
amount of information; information content (information theory); Shannon information; surprisal
ancestor; forefather; foremother
(one's) Sunday best; (one's) best clothes; glad rags
man who takes his wife's family name and marries into her family; man who is adopted by his wife's family
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
consists of; comprises; is made up of
gentle; mild; meek; tender
interviewer (for job, school, etc. interviews)
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
eating; bite (in fishing)
patience; endurance; perseverance
to look down on; to condescend
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
former; previous; old; first move (in go, shogi, etc.); opening move
to call each other; to call out to one another
to stick one's nose into (someone else's business); to meddle; to interfere; to butt in
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)