ceremony; rite; ritual; service
end; close; conclusion; termination
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
imperial court; royal court
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
dealing with; coping with
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
to shame the name (of); to blot the reputation (of)
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)
of course; certainly; naturally
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted