speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
critic; reviewer; commentator
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to go downhill; to go down a slope
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
other side; opposite side; other party
and (also); both ... and; as well as
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
not caring; not giving a damn
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
deep sleep; sound sleep; profound sleep
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
transmigration; reincarnation; metempsychosis
contraband; taboo; strictly forbidden
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
erasure; striking off; crossing out; cancellation; deletion
custom; general rule; convention; usually; generally; as a rule
otherwise; or else; if not
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
protest; refutation; pleading
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
for example; for instance; e.g.