Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
preliminary announcement; previous announcement; portent; sign; forewarning
through; non-stop; direct; going straight to
fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
to talk down; to corner someone in an argument
full impact; packing a punch
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
to take a seat; to sit; to occupy a position (e.g. committee president)
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to add fuel to the fire; to make things worse; to stir things up
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
pleased to make your acquaintance
demonstrative of one's worth; worthy of one's reputation; living up to one's name; bolstering one's reputation; enhancing one's prestige; winning one honour
old friend; old acquaintance
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
carelessness; careless mistake; wetting oneself; soiling oneself; (arch.) crude; (arch.) coarse
tone of command; authoritative tone; commanding tone
recurrence; revival; resuscitation
acquaintance; appreciative friend
mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part
large build; large pattern
opposite; reverse; contrary
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
from afar; over a great distance; all the way