slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
what's what; heads or tails
to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
God; god; deity; ace; king; superior person
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
ancestor; forefather; foremother
as you see; as you can see; in accordance with what you see
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
representation; agency; proxy; proxy; agent; representative
rule; reign; government; governing
to have the privilege of doing
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment
looking at from the corner of one's eye; sidelong glance; disregarding; ignoring; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
quickly, in a bouncing way (e.g. for a bow)
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow (i.e. bending of the body); bowing; reward
intention; inclination; mind; idea; wish; view
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
full stomach; bellyful; (eat) heartily; to one's heart's content
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
unpleasant; revolting; feeling sick; feeling unwell; uncomfortable; annoying
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery