important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
such; this sort of; like this
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
Nichiren chant; (an empty) slogan
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to spoil; to rot; to corrode
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
sudden; abrupt; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan; fair-weather fan
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
opinion; intention; thought
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
bent back; indecisive attitude; timidity; lack of nerve
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
by means of; due to; because of; according to
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
emperor; ruler (with a heavenly mandate); heavenly being; celestial being