please excuse the intrusion; I'm coming in
to speak with restraint; to understate; to downplay; to put it mildly; to say the least
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
destruction; demolition; smashing apart; spoiling; ruining
square; formal; prim; stuffy
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
southern part; the south (of a region)
(Japanese) rice cracker; senbei
kakishibu; astringent persimmon juice used as a dye or to treat wood, paper, etc.
liking for; taste for; fondness for; to the liking of; favored by; popular with
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
to moisten; to wet; to profit; to enrich; to benefit
vigorously (ripping, tearing, scratching, etc.); roughly; (eating) with a crunch; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
with a loud smack; whack; slap; crack; snap
to use abusive language; to curse; to call someone names
to examine (medically); to have a look at; to check (a patient's pulse)
milk; breast; loop; decorative bump (on a hanging bell)
to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to be promoted
preservation of health; hygiene; sanitation; health education (school subject)
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
flexibility; pliability; softness; elasticity
tall building; high-rise building
class system; caste system; hierarchical system
(social) class; rank; grade
primordial; fundamental; basic; primitive
rank; ranking order; hierarchy
criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
to kick down; to oust (a rival) to advance oneself; to push (someone) aside to get ahead
income; earnings; revenue; proceeds; takings; receipts
provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
application (of a rule, law, method, etc.)