exit; way out; outlet; vent
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
everybody; every last one of them; all
half-hearted; overly optimistic; naive; inexperienced; immature; green
to be equal; to ostentatiously display that one is equal (to)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
someone; a certain person
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
it seems so; that's what it looks like
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix
discernment; penetration; keen insight; your discernment; your insight; your conjecture
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
always having a comeback; fast-talking
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
bold; audacious; impudent; unashamed; unabashed
a long, long time ago; very long ago
lifesaver; person who saved one's life
facing downward; lying face down; upside down; prone
one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
child of mixed parentage; mixed-race child
filthy; unfair; dirty; untouchable; disgusting; nasty
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
to misjudge; to mistake; to misjudge (someone); to overestimate; to miss seeing; to overlook
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
advocate (of a theory or principle); ideologist; -ist (i.e. adherent to a belief system); (arch.) socialist; (arch.) communist
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
servile; subservient; obsequious; slavish; self-abasing; grovelling
society; public; community; social studies
unwanted child; shunned child
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to follow (a rule, precedent, etc.); to conform to (the law, standards, etc.); to be proportionate to; to correspond to; to be equivalent to
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
to subsist; to keep on living
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings