(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
adultery; immorality; impropriety; (an) affair
sense of inferiority; one's weak point
reserved; introverted; reticent; shy; withdrawn
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
heir; inheritor; successor
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
ruin; depravity; corruption
now that; since; so long as; because
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
stupidity; silliness; asininity; imbecility; dim-wittedness
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
possession; ownership; Tibet; Tibetan people
to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's
to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
exhausting work; hard work; severe duty
planning; project; plan; design
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
Imperial Household Agency
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
by today; before the day is over
decision; ruling; judgement; judgment
document; official papers
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
affidavit; deposition; testimony
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to sow seeds; to sow the seeds of ... (e.g. conflict)
to solicit; to demand; to extort