to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry
to say no more; to sink into silence
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
old gentleman; elderly gentleman
considerably; fairly; quite
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to state one's opinion; to offer one's opinion; to opine
meandering; snaking; zigzagging
pointing out; identification
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to differ; to vary; to disagree
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
different opinion; objection
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do