to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
near oneself; close to one; familiar
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
to telephone; to make a phone call
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
clerk; office worker; office staff
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to be generally accepted; to be acknowledged by oneself and others
public employee; government employee; public-sector worker; public servant; civil servant
having a loose tongue; being talkative; speaking without thinking; being unable to keep a secret
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
being very busy; busyness
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
... years old; age (of) ...
barrette; hair clasp; hair slide
on the light side (weight); (relative) lightness
make-up; makeup; cosmetics; decoration; dressing; veneer
tight skirt; straight skirt
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
female office worker; office lady; overlap; orienteering
at a young age; while still young
obtaining (a qualification, right, object, etc.); acquisition (of land, property, etc.); gaining possession (of); getting; purchase
within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
pride; boast; credit (to)
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
factional infighting (conflict); antagonism between factions