expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
one's possessions; ownership
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
payment of debts; repayment
any more; any further; any better; any longer
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
every month; each month; monthly
handful; small amount; small number
to take away; to carry away
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
property; fortune; means; assets
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to stir; to mix; to banter; to make fun of (what a person says); to stir up
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
to stand on end (hair, fur); to bristle; to ruffle (up)
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
observation; survey; watching
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
pecking order; hierarchical relationship; vertical relationship; hyponymy
to have (something) innate; to be born with
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now