mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
without; but if; otherwise; or else
nonchalant air; unruffled air
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to repeat; to do something over again
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
polite; courteous; civil; friendship; (sexual) intimacy
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
affidavit; deposition; testimony
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
one example of (when there are more examples)
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
to spit out; to eject; to dump
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
therefore; thus; well, then ...; that's right; indeed; (arch.) ... on earth?
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
management; administration; operation
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
upstart; parvenu; jumped-up person
rising; developing; emergent; burgeoning; new
to take an aggressive position; to stir up trouble
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
expedient; means; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)