knowing; (an) acquaintance
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
infancy; childhood; tender age
surroundings; environs; circumference
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
episode; side story; story within a story; aside; anecdote
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
mediocrity; the masses; ordinary run of men
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
posterity; future life; life to come
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
to taste; to try (food or drink)
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
like this; this sort; this way
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
coincidentally; by chance; unexpectedly; rarely; unusually; seldom
power; authority; might; influence; dignity; majesty
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
thoughtless; reckless; seldom; rare; ordinary; usual
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
to be; to exist; to be (honorific copula)
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important