(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
one's home; hometown; native place; birthplace
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
if it is the case that ...
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
ridiculous; absurd; silly; laughable
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
gently (of the wind); softly
back of a stone monument; inscription on the back of a stone monument
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
important documents; important papers
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to snatch from; to steal from
don't you think?; indicates question
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
intention; idea; inclination; wish
rather; better; instead; if anything