persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
friend; companion; acquaintance; friendship; companionship
famous; well-known; renowned; your name
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
a few years ago; some years back
to do together; to share; to participate in
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
reality; actuality; hard fact
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
price; cost; value; worth; value
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
disguising oneself as a man; dressing as a man (for a woman); male clothing
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
quiet unsociable person; obstinate person; blockhead
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
pointing out; identification
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
pride; dignity; self-respect
peeking; peeping (e.g. through a hole, narrow gap)
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar