Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
because of; owing to; due to
creeping woodsorrel (Oxalis corniculata); family crest shaped like creeping woodsorrel
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
precarious situation; precarious state
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
moron; idiot; stupid person
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
business trip; official trip
to succeed; to bear fruit
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
(being in) the black; surplus; black letter
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
one day; (on) a certain day
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about