to keep away; to keep at a distance
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
thereupon; shortly thereafter
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
unpleasant feelings (e.g. hatred, disgust, revulsion, fear)
anything and everything; just about everything
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
premodern; old-fashioned; outmoded; antiquated
complete financial statement; summing up; concluding
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
each nation; many nations; many countries
compilation (esp. dictionary, history, law code); editing
last century; ancient times
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
very recently; in the very recent past
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
remaining unchanged (from the old state of things); none the better for the change (if at all)
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
every person; each one; everybody
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
maintenance; preservation; improvement
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
reform; reformation; reorganization
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
hard struggle; strenuous effort
can do nothing but (do); cannot help (doing) something
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial