self-contradiction; self-inconsistency
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
don't get me wrong, but ...; I'm sorry
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
Matsukata Masayoshi (1835.3.23-1924.7.2)
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
high-ranking officials; ministers; ladies and gentlemen; everyone
news; word; tidings; omen
unity; union; solidarity; combination; teaming up
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
bringing up to date; progress
conduct; behavior; behaviour
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
worldly-minded person; materialist; uncultured person; philistine; vulgar person; snob
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up
great numbers; numerical superiority
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
views; opinion; discernment; pride; self-respect
student (esp. a university student)
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
practice (as opposed to theory); actual practice; actual site; (at) the scene; (on) the spot
surface; outward appearance; superficial; shallow
disregarding; taking no account of; ignoring; overlooking
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
new government; new administration
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly