order (for an item); request; demand; condition
book; volume; this; present; main; head
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
son of a bitch; piece of shit
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); thinking ill of a person based on a misunderstanding; unjustified resentment caused by a misunderstanding; responding to kindness with resentment
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
making efficient; optimization
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
allotment; assignment; allocation; allocation
stripping (of rights, office, etc.); deprivation; divestiture; forfeit; revocation
fifth day of the month; five days
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
fourth day of the month; four days
serious; severe; grave; acute
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
transcendence; excellence; superiority
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
revitalization of a village; village renewal (project)
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
to lie on one's back with legs outstretched; to recline; to get cocky; to be arrogant
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
knothole; peep-hole; bad eyes
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect