haughty; arrogant; proud; stuck-up
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
virtuous mind; good intentions; good will; positive mindset; bona fides; good faith
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
all manner of (verbal) abuse; all kinds of names; abusive language; torrent of abuse; stream of insults
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
personal circumstances; one's own convenience
good match; suitable candidate (for marriage); good opportunity to be saved by Buddha
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
outbreak of war; starting a war
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
commencing with; including
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
internal conditions; true state of affairs
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
work of art the creator has confidence in; work one is proud of
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
troops; group members; team members
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
practice (as opposed to theory); actual practice; actual site; (at) the scene; (on) the spot
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock; breakthrough solution
forces of opposition; opposing forces; counterforce
to try to unsettle someone; to throw off balance
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
difficult to ...; hard to ...