authority; power; influence
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
when in Rome, do as the Romans do
failure; mistake; blunder
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
military honors; military honours
meeting together; introduction; costarring; appearing together; being matched; facing off
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
instead; but (on the other hand)
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
something; some kind of; for some reason
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
self-consciousness; self-awareness
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
deploring; lamentation; regret; complaint
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
being very busy; busyness
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
rest; break; recess; intermission
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
to take a breath; to take a short rest