exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
unexpected; unlikely; terrible; awful; very; extremely
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
to spread; to be propagated
cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
return journey; one's way home; one's way back
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
literally; to the letter; literal
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
large number (of); many; majority
for example; for instance; e.g.
to wait on someone hand and foot; to take personal care of someone
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
thickness (of a sauce, soup, etc.); viscosity; thick consistency
fruition; fructification; bearing fruit; bearing fruit (of efforts, plans, etc.); coming to fruition; yielding success
how things should be; the way something ought to be; ideal state; ideal form
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
to lose composure; to be upset; to be flurried; to lose one's head (through shock)
empress dowager; queen mother
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
correspondence; exchange of letters
to get goosebumps; to have one's hair stand on end; to shudder
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
mikoshi; portable Shinto shrine carried through the streets during festivals; lower back; waist; hips
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
just because; even if; even though