fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
tough; strong; stiff; tenacious
decision; determination; resolution
in this way; along these lines; similarly
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
(arch.) it is not so; no; never mind
ingratitude; thanklessness
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
letter; note; epistle; correspondence
cultivated fields; countryside
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
experienced; veteran; skilled; expert
manipulation techniques (e.g. puppets); handling techniques
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
to speak ill of; to disparage
trifling; little; few; slight
praise; admiration; exalting; extolling
column; shaft; cylinder; round pillar (esp. in buildings)
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
dictation; verbal statement
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
two eights; hachi-hachi (type of game)
hereditary system; hereditary succession
(social) class; rank; grade
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
self-respect; esteem; self-importance; pride
ruler; monarch; sovereign
employee; worker; laborer (labourer); blue-collar worker
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage