discussion; discourse; lecture; sermon
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
fort; stronghold; fortification
caller; visitor; company; guest
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
president (of a society); chairman
in person; personally; directly
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
young person; servant; errand boy in a samurai family; person of lowly status
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
sovereign; ruler; head of state
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
business discussion; negotiation
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to say; to be called; to do
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to know (a person); to think
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
rearing from infancy; training from an early age (e.g. an apprentice); teaching from an early stage (e.g. a subordinate)
knowing; (an) acquaintance
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
I see; that's right; indeed
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
such; this sort of; like this
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve