charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
blunder; (careless) mistake; error
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
to keep away; to keep at a distance
(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning
forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding
to be embarrassed; to lose face
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
maintenance; preservation; improvement
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
salary (esp. public employees); wages; pay
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
underhand grip; backhand grip (e.g. in tennis); unexpected twist; turning the tables (on an opponent)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
leisurely post; do-nothing job; sinecure
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
history; pedigree; lineage
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten thousand undecillion; original; positive
distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
ancestor; forefather; foremother
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
producing (people) in great numbers; appearing one after the other
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to become completely chilled
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed