to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)
cooperation; collaboration
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
government worker; public servant; civil servant
like this; this sort; this way
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
two classes; double; two sets
cherub; gods disguised as children; children parading as cherubs
museum; reference library; archive; record office
shelving (a play, movie, etc.); closing down; cancelling; rice storehouse of the Edo shogunate
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
all; entire; whole; altogether
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
myself; yourself; I; me; you
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
in that way; thus; so; so?
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line
guiding principle; single-minded policy; one's sole talent; single spear
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling