to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
faint; slight; vague; nebulous; indeterminate; tinge of ...
to throw oneself (into an activity)
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
to write down; to record; to register
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
be inextricably involved; be in a sticky situation
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
lack of information; data deficiency
diversion (e.g. of funds); appropriation; misappropriation; making use of (for another purpose); reuse; repurpose
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
one's brother-in-law; stepbrother (elder)
abuse; misuse; misappropriation; using to excess
emperor; shogun; honored person (honoured); (another person's) wife
paying to get someone (esp. a geisha, prostitute, etc.) out of bondage
to follow (a rule, precedent, etc.); to conform to (the law, standards, etc.); to be proportionate to; to correspond to; to be equivalent to
brake; drag; skid; brake (on inflation, spending, etc.); check; restraint
one's superior; higher-up; boss; senior
(the condition of) one's health
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
land area; lot area; site area
the same amount of money; the same sum; the same price
payment; bill; sweeping; clearing away; sweeping stroke (e.g. when writing kanji)
opaque; obscure; opacity; obscurity; unclear; unpredictable
from right to left; in one ear and out the other; nice and quick; with speed and address; without further ado
generously; liberally; magnanimously
to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting
proposed solution; idea for a solution
the future; future prospects
information leak; intelligence leak
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
resemblance; similarity; likeness; analogy
to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle
sorcerer; genie; human with supernatural powers
to work assiduously; to give one's all; to make the utmost effort; (lit.) to make (grind) one's body into dust
to sacrifice oneself (for); to give one's life (for); to follow (someone) in taking the same action (out of respect or loyalty; e.g. resigning together with a superior); to follow suit (out of a sense of duty); to follow (one's master) into the grave; to commit suicide (after one's lord has died)
these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour
to have a pulse; to be alive; to have a chance; to be not altogether hopeless
source (of a spring, etc.); source (of payment, energy, knowledge, etc.); origin; wellspring
another family; another house
bacterium; bacteria; germ