in the background; not standing out
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
peace; security; tranquility; tranquillity
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
shape of the "dai" kanji (esp. person with arms and legs outstretched); sprawling; lying spread-eagled
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
things left (to one) by the deceased; inherited item; estate; lost item; lost property
decision; determination; resolution
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
putting an end to; bringing to a close; person who opens and closes the curtains (in a theatre)
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
one's remaining years; the rest of one's life
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
to become desperate; to give in to despair
silence (not speaking); muteness
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
to fly; to race away; to vanish; to disappear; to rush over; to hurry over
memento (esp. of a deceased person); keepsake; heirloom; remembrance; souvenir
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business