figure of speech; rhetorical flourish
unless one ...; if one does not ...
address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile
armchair theory; impracticable theory
paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual demolition; gradual erosion; gradual dismantlement
root; origin; source; Ōmoto (religion)
class society; class-based society; hierarchical society
obstinate; inflexible; thickheaded
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
unwelcome favor; unwelcome favour; misplaced kindness
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
to perform in tune with each other; to get along well; to be in perfect harmony; to make a perfect pair (team, etc.)
death by suffocation; death by choking
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
seventeenth day of the month; seventeen days
uneasily; restlessly; erratically
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
counter for suits of clothing; arriving at ...
how; in what way; circumstances
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime
do-or-die game; crucial contest
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
fifteenth day of the month; fifteen days
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
to approach; to draw near
an extremely great number (often said to be 100 million); 10^60 (or 10^72)
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline