to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
entertainer (esp. in a traditional art); performer; artiste; talented person; accomplished person
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
playing with balls (e.g. football, playing catch, etc.)
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
tourist attraction; sight-seeing area
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
look; appearance; spectacle; sight; observation meditation; outlook on ...
guard; sentinel; garrison
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
to happen to hear; to overhear
to build a market for; to promote (a product); to promote oneself; to sell oneself; to sell heavily
spectator; sightseer; onlooker
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
melt-in-the-mouth feeling
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
beside a nobleman; close aid (of a nobleman, etc.); place where a high ranking person resides; one's own city (of a shogun, lord, etc.); place under one's direct control; one's own turf
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
setting up a stall or booth (bazaar, festival); opening a branch office; opening a store
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant