head of a household; business owner; proudly independent person; feudal lord; daimyo
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
style; way; shape; dress; attire; clothing
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
(national) capital (city); metropolis
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
to give one's name; to introduce oneself; to announce one's candidacy
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
(Japanese) imperial succession
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
duty; obligation; responsibility
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
favour; favor; obligation; kindness; benevolence
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
whim; caprice; vagary; eccentricity
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
reading too much into (a statement, etc.)
child prodigy; infant genius; wonder child
child prodigy; wonder child
overestimation; overrating; overvaluing
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause); paying tribute; tribute
harmless but pointless; neither bad nor good
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
society; public; community; social studies
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
to anticipate; to foresee
declaration; proclamation; announcement
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
to waste time; to kill time