I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
master; boss; stable master; craftsman; artisan; (arch.) foster parent
child's role in noh dance; child actor (in noh); henchman; follower
tone (of speech, writing, etc.); style
basics; rudiments; elements; ABCs of ...
criticism; commentary; review
judge (of literary contests)
to acquire a position; to hold an appointment
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
(large) compilation; culmination (of hard work)
repaying a kindness; gratitude
wholehearted; earnest; determined; intent; single-minded; straightforward
polite; respectful; reverent
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
legitimate; orthodox; traditional
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
well-being; welfare; benefits and happiness
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
embodying; expressing concretely
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
three; three years of age
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
main course (of a river); mainstream; main current (e.g. of thought)
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
society; public; community; social studies
to open up a path; to clear a path; to open up doors; to pave the way
exterior; surface; outside; outward appearance; looks
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly