cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do
meritocracy; merit system
selection for high office; selecting of fit (talented) persons for higher positions
example; illustration; precedent
headship of a family; family property
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
articulation; speaking one's lines smoothly; reciting one's lines well
to get shabby; to go downhill; to go to seed; to go to the dogs
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
fate; chance; relationship; tie
leaving something to chance; drifting; (being) happy-go-lucky
to take away; to carry away
bad debt; nonperforming loan
proclamation; official notice; touch; contact
(a place) within one's reach
ease of use; user-friendliness; usability; utility; convenience
to gain a reputation; to make oneself famous
to show one's true colors (colours); to expose one's faults; to give oneself away
Leh (India); Ray; Rais; Re
favourite horse; favorite horse
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
collared; having a collar; (appearance of) one's collar when wearing multiple kimonos; (arch.) (financial) circumstances; (arch.) lifestyle
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case; all kinds of this
sentence structure; grammatical construction
bitter experience; misery; distress; grief; sad thoughts; hardship
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem; to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone
fengshui practitioner; fengshui master
diviner; fortune teller; soothsayer
prophet; predictor; prognosticator