to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
prominent; leading; foremost; distinguished
distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
on the occasion of; at the time of
close; intimate; on good terms
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
in succession; one by one
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
decision; determination; resolution
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
to work hard; to toil; to moil; to keep one's nose to the grindstone; to slug away
failure; mistake; blunder
(not) even once; (not) ever
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
brake; drag; skid; restraint; curtailment; self-imposed limit
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time