exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
extent of (one's) foolishness; degree of stupidity
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
to be mixed up with; to have a connection with (a troublesome matter); to be a stickler about; to be finicky about (some triviality); to take part (in some work); to hang about
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
to pick a fight; to pick a quarrel
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
unable to stay healthy; ruining one's health; exceeding the limits of one's body; unable to maintain one's fortune
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
special; particular; peculiar; unique
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
illegal dumping; fly-tipping
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
such; like that; that sort of
house where one was born; one's parents' house
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
distinguished family; famous family; noble family; prestigious organization (company, school, etc.)
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
stimulus; stimulation; impetus; impulse; excitement; thrill
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful