to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
social life; social intercourse
to be embarrassed; to lose face
practical; pragmatic; hands-on; nuts and bolts
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
to subsist; to keep on living
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
qualitative difference; disparity; gap
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
myself; yourself; I; me; you
stature; body height; one's means; one's status; one's ability
national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
as expected; as predicted
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
both; both sides; both parties
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
research; study; investigation
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of