to imitate; to follow; to copy; to emulate
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
feeling of envy; jealous feeling
hard to get; hard to come by
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
such; this sort of; like this
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
how; in what way; how about
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
constitution; rules; regulation
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
constitutionalism; Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan
system; institution; organization; organisation
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to take possession of (forcibly); to take over (a company, account, etc.); to capture (a castle, enemy position, etc.); to hijack (a plane, ship, etc.)
I see; that's right; indeed
if you think about it; come to think of it
influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely
choices; alternatives; options
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to face; to go towards; to head towards
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
politics; political manoeuvre; political maneuver