the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
failure; mistake; blunder
principle; theory; fundamental truth
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to stop walking; to pause
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
rather; sooner; preferably
to put one's strength into
now that; since; so long as; because
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
passionate; fervent; affecting; moving; touching
with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
recompense; indemnity; atonement
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
about; concerning; related to; -ish
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
to spend time (on doing something)
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly