to say; to be called; to do
traditional; conventional
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
to know (a person); to think
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
to eat oneself out of house and home; to eat up completely
to try all possible means
being too late; losing one's final chance
ancestor; forefather; foremother
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
sometimes; occasionally; now and then; from time to time
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
evaluation criteria; evaluation standard
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
to drift (to); to be washed ashore
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
to become famous; to make a name for oneself
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
advocate (of a theory or principle); ideologist; -ist (i.e. adherent to a belief system); (arch.) socialist; (arch.) communist
massing (of troops); gathering
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
stormy weather; tempest; chaps (of skin)