standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
circulation (of money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (of air, water, etc.); ventilation; flow
export; exportation; efferent
at that time; in those days
quality (of a product or a service)
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
to mourn for; to grieve for; to condole with (the bereaved family, etc.); to hold a memorial service for; to hold a funeral service for
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
something like ...; something called ...
money talks; money is the key that opens all doors; money is the best lawyer in hell; (lit.) even the verdict of hell is determined by money
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
here and there; in places
to become stormy; to become rough (of the sea); to fall into ruin; to become neglected; to become rough (of skin); to get chapped
maintenance; preservation; improvement
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
people; citizens; subjects; folk
to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
marital relationship; marital relations
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
along the road; along the way
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
nice-looking; seemingly fine; nice-sounding; polite-sounding; plausible (e.g. excuse); glib
driving off a troublesome person; getting rid of a nuisance
the late emperor; preceding emperor
merit system (as opposed to seniority); meritocracy; ability-ism
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
lineage; pedigree; family line; birth
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
to give; to do (something) for
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person