to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
negotiations; bargaining; dialogue; duet
classification; assortment
lament (song); elegy; dirge; Lamentations (book of the Bible)
payment; bill; sweeping; clearing away; sweeping stroke (e.g. when writing kanji)
to gain fame; to make one's name
under-reporting (e.g. income on a tax return)
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
person who gets easily elated (when praised, etc.); person who readily chimes in with others; person who gets carried away easily
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise
and; thereupon; because of that
golden child; promising young talent; (lit.) gold egg; golden egg; gold mine; cash cow
diamond; (railway) schedule; timetable; diagram
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
great wealth; enormous fortune
payment in advance; advance payment; payment on delivery (e.g. business-reply mail, collect phone calls); forerunner
(oral) message; declaration; hearsay; rumour; rumor
shithead; bastard; fucking; bloody; damned
in terms of; from the point of view of
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Scaphium affine)
exhibiting; showing; putting on display; putting up for sale; entering (a work into a competition); submitting
anonymity; using an assumed name
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
recently; lately; these days
to be partly responsible for; to have a part in; to play a role in
test (of ability, knowledge, etc.); exam; test (of performance, quality, etc.); trial; rehearsal
cessation; (coming to an) end
loading; charging; filling
heat; heating up; becoming more exciting
forum (in an ancient Roman city); form; shape
crowbar; bar (unit of pressure); bar; café
to be stripped of all one's clothes; to lose everything one has
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do