small number; few; minority
attendant; person who looks after one's needs; caretaker
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
to be absorbed in reading; to get lost in reading; to be immersed in (a book)
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
honest; upright; cleanhanded; unselfish
of no use; useless; not fit for purpose
bum; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to speak ill of; to disparage
estimation; criticism; comment
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about
circulation; dissemination
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly; to believe entirely
neighboring countries; surrounding countries
territory; domain; dominion; possession
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
to distinguish oneself; to stand out
considerable; decent; suitably; reasonably; one matter; one field
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
tsk-tsk (used to indicate that someone is mistaken); tut-tut
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
failure (in an examination); failing to advance (to the next year); falling short of the standard; not making the grade
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship