to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
and; thereupon; because of that
price; cost; charge; consideration (in a contract)
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
atonement; redemption; compensation
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to atone for; to expiate; to redeem; to make up for; to compensate for
to create a debt in one's favor (e.g. by doing someone a favor); to create an obligation in one's favor
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
proxy; agent; substitute; deputy; alternate; representative
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
dispute; conflict; trouble; strife
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
deploring; lamentation; regret; complaint
activity; action; occupation; business; sexual intercourse; sex
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
to build (a nest); to nest; to haunt (a place); to hang out (somewhere)
hidden (talents, etc.); self-concealment; self-effacement
to fling off; to throw off; to cast aside; to abandon; to throw to the winds
extermination; annihilation
touchstone; Lydian stone; touchstone (e.g. of success); test; litmus test
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
achievement; performance; results; work; contribution
to go down in history; to be recorded in the history books