difficult to ...; hard to ...
don't get me wrong, but ...; I'm sorry
to feel inferior; to feel small
writing off (a debt); cancellation; balancing the books; cancelling out (gains or losses); making even; making up (for)
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
name (esp. on a deed, contract, etc.); moral duty; justification; pretext
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
disapproval; disagreement
good match; suitable candidate (for marriage); good opportunity to be saved by Buddha
due form; official; formality
good wife and wise mother
yes and no; for and against
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
eighth day of the month; eight days
precocious; precocious child
misunderstanding; misapprehension; false impression; to be mistaken; to have the wrong idea
party-internal; within the party
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
ill feeling; ill will; animosity; bad impression
intention; idea; inclination; wish
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
directions; instructions; orders; command
barrier; gate; seki (in go); mutual life
family; clan; sect; school; group of related sumo stables
dishonor; dishonour; disgrace; shame
something; what; why; how
prejudice; bias; distorted view
belief; conviction; opinion
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
way; course; the only way