way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to
serious; severe; grave; acute
shamelessly; acting brazenly unaffected; being resigned to (disgrace)
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
diplomatic; diplomatically
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
small number; few; minority
independent unit; autonomous unit
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
agency; commission; reception (of guests); conveyance (of messages)
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
to serve; to work for; to attend
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...