to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over
self-affirmation; self-approval
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
feelings; thoughts; meaning
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.); discipline; solidarity
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
imperial lands; lands blessed by the emperor's reign
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
strange; unconventional; eccentric; odd; odd number
subordinate; secondary; junior; incidental
looking like (someone); taking after (either of one's parents)
tremendous; big; great; terrible
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
perversity; perverse person; antagonistic demon in Japanese folklore; demon under the feet of temple guardian statues
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
to pass (of time); to elapse
thousand years; millennium; (fig.) long time
ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual
for your information; I'm telling you
tail (of an animal); cauda; tail (of a kite, etc.); tail end; tail (of a comet); slope at the foot of a mountain
brazenly; shamelessly; alternating wins and losses (every other day); (arch.) stupidly; (arch.) cluelessly; (arch.) slipping away secretly
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism); consideration; human; kernel; nucleolus
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
in plain words; in plain terms; put simply
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to not make good use of (e.g. advice); to disregard; to treat as useless; to treat with disdain
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
agreement; accord; correspondence; union; unity; cooperation
poor; low-grade; load; pack; packhorse
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)