to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
as expected (positive events); as hoped for
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
dilapidated house; tumbledown house; my house; my home; small resting place comprising four pillars and a roof (with no walls)
unhurriedly; leisurely; slowly; relaxedly; taking one's time
ease; relaxation; comfort; unwinding
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to stay calm; to keep cool
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
party; set; gang; company; person
never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
person obsessed with thoughts of sex
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
anciently; formerly; old times; a long time ago
(arch.) the art of war; (arch.) martial arts; military force; the sword; valor; bravery
undivided attention; concentration
aristocrat; nobleman; dignitary; person of high rank
one's person; around one's person
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
family; clan; sect; school; group of related sumo stables
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity