to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
boy; son; baby boy; young man
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to be surprised; to be astonished
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
old family; old-established family; one's old home; one's childhood home
wherein; therein; thereinto
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
beauties of nature; the traditional themes of natural beauty in Japanese aesthetics; artistic pursuits involving nature themes
person who guards flowers (esp. cherry blossoms); flower guard
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to wear the mantle of (borrowed) authority and misuse it
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
prevention; precaution; protection against
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
the next child; second child
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
to disperse; to take a castle
meaning; significance; sense
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)