influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
(political) power; authority; influence
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
opening a business; opening a practice
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
while; during (the time when)
irritation; annoyance; frustration
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to be intolerable; to be unpardonable
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
if it is the case that ...
to pickle thoroughly; to pickle a large amount
to think of; to come up with
to think of; to come up with
to put into effect; to put into practice
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
Calpis (Japanese milk-based soft drink)
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
utmost limits; extremity; limit
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to look down on; to make light of
frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
problems caused by old people; harm to society by gerontocracy
oral instruction; passing information by word-of-mouth; oral tradition