authority; power; influence; (an) authority (on); expert
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; person with a strong backbone; person that does incredible things; person of considerable talent
to serve; to work for; to attend
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
to state one's opinion; to offer one's opinion; to opine
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
sputtering; smoldering; repeated thrusting into something (sword, needle, etc.); pricking repeatedly; mutterings of discontent; faint sounds of complaint
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
humanism; humanitarianism
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
temple; shrine; sanctuary
with shoes on; rudely; thoughtlessly
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent
in terms of; from the point of view of
to play a central role; to take a leading part
looking on; standing by and watching; sitting back and watching; remaining a spectator
being very busy; busyness
representation; agency; proxy; proxy; agent; representative
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
diagnosis and treatment; medical care
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
to become thin; to fade; to grow pale
doubling; marked increase; multiplying; redoubling
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
constant attendance; uninterrupted supervision; staying with someone all the time
sentiment; sentimentality
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to boast; to brag; to exaggerate
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to stop; to halt; to have (someone) stay; to put up (a guest); to fasten; to pin
important point; emphasis; iteration mark; colon (punctuation)
support; backing; endorsement; propping up; holding up; support
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
to treat as a joke; to do jokingly