imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
to begin to walk; to set out
presence; sitting with; being with
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
worthy opponent; worthy rival; good match
the teaching profession; education of laity
income; receipts; revenue
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; unreasonable; warped
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
in that respect; on that point; in that regard
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
(world of) politics; political world; political circles
member of the Diet; Diet member; member of parliament; MP
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
to apologize; to apologise
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
question collection; problem collection; problem set; workbook
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate
woman's heart; female instincts or psychology
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
lapse of memory; forgetting completely; (consigning to) oblivion
to push away; to push aside; to shove
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can