seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
emphasis; stress; accentuating (a feature or certain part); accenting; strong tone (of the market); firm tone
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
don't you think?; indicates question
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
oneself and others; subject and object; transitivity; transitive verbs and intransitive verbs; first person and third person; self-salvation and salvation by faith
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
after all; in the end; in short
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
children's story; fairy tale
person of high standing, with a warped view of reality; (lit.) naked emperor
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
to make; to manufacture; to build; to construct; to prepare; to get ready; to dress (oneself in)
line; queue; procession; matrix
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
with a start; in a fright; alarmedly
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
to pretend; to act (as if)
there is nothing; having nothing
being stark-naked; having no possessions; losing all one's belongings
retainer; vassal; follower
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
official notice; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) usu. to the general populace
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation