to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
hateful; detestable; loathsome
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
no!; no no!; no, not at all
modesty; humility; being humble
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
state (of affairs); condition; developments; movements
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
distant future; inevitable future; places one goes to
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
established fact; fait accompli
more than anything; above all else
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
having presence of mind; self-possessed; imperturbable; calm and self-possessed
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; not knowing the true nature
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
to flatter; to play up (to); to curry favor (with); to fawn (on); to cater (to)
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
(not) readily; (not) easily; (not) right away; (not) simply; (not) without difficulty
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
repetition; repeat; replication; recursion; iteration
to speak; to say; to vocalize
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)