the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
laughingstock; butt of ridicule
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
together; mutually; fellow
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
achievement; performance; results; work; contribution
to be jinxed; to suffer a stroke of bad luck; to suffer a setback; to have a damper put on one; to have cold water thrown on one
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
inferior; base; vulgar; low grade; lower class
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to understand; to make out
attack; offence; dominant partner of a homosexual relationship; a barrage of; a flood of
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
himself; yourself; herself
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
even if ...; even supposing that ...
to take advantage (of somebody's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
recoil; hesitation; flinching; shrinking back
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
(set of) facial features; looks
way one walks; one's walk
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
early on; earlier on; from early
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion