while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
opposite side; opposition
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
to cut and even up; to cut several pieces to the same size
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to shoot through (a wall, the heart, etc.); to go through; to pierce; to hit (e.g. the bull's-eye)
to slip out; to steal out; to excel; to stand out
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
ignorant of the ways of the world
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
tide; current; tendency; trend
manners; courtesy; etiquette
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
to say no more; to sink into silence
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
order; sequence; procedure
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to install; to embed
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
prudence; discretion; thought; consideration
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
careful consideration; thought
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
possession; having (on one's person); carrying (with one)
being concerned about or mindful of
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
saying all one has to say (usu. negative, e.g. complaints, insults, etc.)