unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
completely; thoroughly; horribly; without exception; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
to be needed; to be wanted
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
attaching the polite suffix "-sama" to somebody's name (more polite than "-san")
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
still; even now; to this day
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
one by one; in detail; minutely
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
loose; promiscuous; quick; brisk; rash; thoughtless
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
be (that) as it may; having said that
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain