maintenance; preservation; improvement
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
elitism; idea of being part of a chosen people
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
different opinion; objection
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
meritocracy; merit system
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
difference; variation; difference
obstacle; impediment; disability; handicap; steeplechase; obstacle race
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
one's (living) environment
complete change; about-face
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
oversight; omission; something overlooked; thing left unnoticed
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
lifesaver; person who saved one's life
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
as you (they, etc.) say; as you suggest; I absolutely agree
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
commoner; plebeian; commoner (in Japan between 1869 and 1947; the lowest of the three classes)
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
what kind of; what sort of; what
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression