speaker; narrator; speaker (of a language)
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
lodging together; training camp; boarding house
to recall; to remember; to recollect
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
furoshiki; wrapping cloth; cloth wrapper
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
fur; skin; pelt; kanji "fur" radical
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
to have an audience (with); to have an interview (with); to meet; to see
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
representation; representative; exemplification; typification; leader; switchboard number
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
the last moment; the very end
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
to show up; to appear; to turn up
war; battle; match; game; competition