interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
don't you think?; indicates question
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
for example; for instance; e.g.
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
interview (e.g. for a job)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
deviant; deviate; pervert; weirdo
merit system (as opposed to seniority); meritocracy; ability-ism
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to collect; to assemble; to gather
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
use; utilization; utilisation; application
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say