at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
teacher; instructor; professor
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
thick voice; husky voice; guttural voice; voice with a thick accent
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
likability; favorability; popularity
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to act the goody-goody; to pretend to be nice
armed forces; military; troops
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to lose one's energy; to be cowardly
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
difference; variation; difference
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
newcomer; initiate; rookie
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
arm; skill; efforts; ability