first person (to do); person going first; first place; top position; person in the top position
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
base; mean; vulgar; despicable; low
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
reception (e.g. wedding); banquet; celebration; party
any more; any further; any better; any longer
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
besides; in addition; also; moreover
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
such; like that; that sort of; very
hypocrite; dissembler; wolf in sheep's clothing; fox in a lamb's skin
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
coexistence; living together
one's wife and mistress(es)
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
grim; stern; stark; heartless
irreproachable conduct; good conduct; high morals
world; society; people; the public
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
spouse; wife; husband; partner
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate