to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
lately; recently; these days
presence; dignity; corpulence; obesity
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
comparatively; relatively
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
determination; resolution
pledge; vow; having sexual relations; having sexual intercourse; destiny; fate
improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low
unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable
looking after a baby; taking care of a baby; babysitting; babysitter
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
(the) second (party, rank, etc.); B (grade); stylish; chic; strange; quaint
highest; uppermost; topmost; oldest; eldest
to live; to reside; to inhabit
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
unpublished; not made public; unlisted (e.g. stock); unreleased; undisclosed
continuing from beginning to end; continuous run; appetizer; starter; performance of an entire play
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
imperial court; royal court
cannot help feeling that; cannot help thinking that
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
unprincipled; inconstant; unscrupulous
to refuse; to decline; to deny
forbidding mentioning (something to others); imposing silence (on); ordering (someone) to keep quiet; hush money
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
proficient; skilled; skillful; enjoying to the full; full satisfaction; being satiated (with)
receipts and expenditure (disbursements)
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out