to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
study; pursuit of knowledge
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
January; first month of the lunar calendar
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
too (much); overly; excessively
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
dislike; disgust; disinclination; tired of
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
how much; how many; to what extent
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal
influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
marriage proposal; marriage talks
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
again; once again; yet again
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
many; numerous; various; large number of
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another; successively
breaking off (an engagement, negotiations, etc.); cancellation
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
sarcastic; foulmouthed; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
to inform; to give notice; to tell in advance; to ask for permission (before doing something); to ask first
to have an eye on; to zero in on
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say