originally; by nature; from the start
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
motherland; fatherland; native country
to be disgusted with; to run out of patience; to fall out of love
counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.
to get tired out; to be exhausted
discord; breaking up (e.g. friendship)
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
to be enthralled by; to be disguised as
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
income; receipts; revenue
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
since then; from that time; ever since
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
greedy; grasping; tightfisted; predatory (e.g. business); calculating; avaricious
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
group; bunch; crowd; group
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
subordinate work; assistant; servant
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to sell wholesale; to grate (e.g. vegetables); to cut up fish
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy