mediocrity; the masses; ordinary run of men
clear insight; resignation (to one's fate); acceptance
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to take a position (e.g. on an issue); to adopt a stance
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to take command; to give direction
(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing
to come uninvited; to crash (a party); to butt in
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
retirement (from the world); seclusion
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
be (that) as it may; having said that
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
I agree with you; it is as (someone) says
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
adjutant; aide; aide-de-camp
large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool
seat; bench; temporary job while looking for a better job or until one marries
recalculation; recalculate
filling (up); replenishing; filling in (tooth); loading (gun with ammunition, camera with film, etc.); packing; plugging
main battery; main armament
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
reaching; attaining; arrival
person concerned; interested party; related party
several minutes; a few minutes
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size