to bluff; to act brave; to put on a bold front
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
composition (of painting); structural outline; compositional arrangement
accomplice; conspirator; cohort
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. an idea); to accept (e.g. advice); to harvest; to reap
influence; effect; impact
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
all of a sudden; unexpected; abrupt; sudden
to be astonished; to be flabbergasted; to be startled; to be amazed
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
modesty; humility; being humble
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
servile; subservient; obsequious; slavish; self-abasing; grovelling
fierce; intense; severe; very; extremely; terribly
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
the other day; lately; recently
he; she; samurai's attendant (in a var. of origami); type of popular song accompanied by dance from the Edo period
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
teacher; wise man; Confucius; the person concerned; you
sulky look (often with puffed cheeks); sullen look; pout; glower
to covet; to crave; to indulge in; to do ceaselessly; to eat greedily; to devour
to listen attentively to; to be absorbed in (listening to)
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
yourself; himself; herself
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds