self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
honorific/polite/humble prefix
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to work assiduously; to give one's all; to make the utmost effort; (lit.) to make (grind) one's body into dust
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
motive power; driving force
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
-like; -looking; -looked; tending to ...
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
sandpiper (any bird of family Scolopacidae, incl. the curlews, godwits, phalaropes, redshanks, ruff, snipes, turnstones, and woodcocks)
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
to dye; to colour; to color
problematical statement; controversial statement
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
high ground; plateau; heights
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
hardworking; painstaking; diligent; conscientious; sincere
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
river management; river improvement; flood control
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
administration; government; administrator; governor
(metropolitan) prefecture (of Osaka and Kyoto); the centre or seat (of) (center); (government) office; fu; historical administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
executive officer; administrative official
to kill an enemy soldier before the start of a battle to raise spirits; to kill viciously; to victimize; to torment
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
small number; few; minority
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number