main question; real issue at hand
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
teacher; instructor; professor
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
contradiction; inconsistency
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
elevator; lift; elevator (aviation)
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
club activities (usu. clubs in association with a school); extracurricular activities
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
personal feelings; self-interest
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
military discipline; military regulations; military rules
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
something handed down (usu. an order)
preferential treatment; special treatment; discrimination; express delivery; special delivery
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
to reflect on (oneself, past conduct, etc.); to contemplate; to examine; to think over; to introspect
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
performing without rehearsal
to fight against; to oppose; to face
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
one by one; one after another; successively
smuggling; contraband trade
to take back; to recapture
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
Richard; Richards; Richart; Ritchard