peafowl (incl. the male peacock, female peahen, and young peachick)
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
billboard; advertising sign
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
to pay no heed to; to not care about; to take no notice of
guardian; mentor; protector
posterity; future life; life to come
to be remembered; to go down in history
admission; (self-)acknowledgment; (self-)acknowledgement; self-identification
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
disgrace; humiliation; insult
to be smeared; to be covered
ability; capability; skill
only because ...; definitely not; certainly not; if actually
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
to join hands; to join forces; to work in cooperation; to link up; to partner with
cannot be helped; unavoidable
crime syndicate; criminal syndicate
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
to feather one's own nest
injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid
self-sacrifice; self-renunciation
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
emotional scars; mental trauma
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
boastful speech; bragging
tactful; adroit; shrewd; clever; smart; affable
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
small western mirror with mercury added to the glass (Edo period)
skillfully; admirably; really well; excellently
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...