particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
reception hall (esp. for visiting state dignitaries); guest house; State Guest House (esp. Akasaka palace, also guest house in Kyoto)
guest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane); drawing room
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
to come face to face (with)
one side; one party; the other side; one (of a pair); the other (one); the mate
large, broad-shouldered physique (esp. that of a middle-aged man); big build
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
name; given name; first name
dukedom; duchy; principality
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
senior envoy; chief delegate
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
mature; experienced; precocious; mature for one's age
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
selection (from many people for an important position); exceptional promotion
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
Dominic; Dominick; Dominik
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
vice-envoy; deputy delegate
opposite; reverse; contrary; front and back; parallel to; back to back
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
refusing to budge; adamant; intransigent; unyielding
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
to tell (to do); to order; to tell (on someone); to report; to often say; to be used to saying
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
to allot; to assign; to give; to provide; to fit to; to fasten to
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
sour (expression); (lit.) as if having chewed on a bitter bug
to squeeze out; to wring out
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it