centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
fence; hedge; barrier; wall; railing
to be mutually bitter; to argue together; to quarrel; to resent and bemoan
no matter how much time passes
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to darken one's face; to assume a gloomy look
to be unable to accomplish something because one has chosen the wrong method; to ask for the impossible; (lit.) to look for fish by climbing a tree
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
standing for; advocating; championing; professing (to be)
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
mask; disguise; guise; mask
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
eradication; extermination; destruction; suppression
extremely; terrifically; super
absolute; complete; utter; pure; sheer
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
nowadays; in this day and age
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
failure; mistake; blunder
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after