appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
being accomplished in both the literary and military arts; doing well in both school and sports
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
military clique; military party
distinguished family; good family; great master; expert; Meika; kuge family class ranking above Hanke and below Urinke
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
personal history; background; career
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
being obtrusive; being conspicuous (in a bad way)
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
a certain someone; you-know-who
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to be able to receive; to be able to take; to be able to eat; to be able to drink; to be acceptable; to be satisfactory
bum; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
had better ...; had better not ...
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
to be infected; to be contagious
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
to sit for an examination
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
to hold back (someone) from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something; at the same time as speaking; as one speaks