estimation; criticism; comment
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp)
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
fish simmered with soy sauce (and sugar)
to feign innocence; to feign ignorance; to wipe one's mouth
meat of a fish (e.g. tuna) that is dark red with blood, usu. coming from the parts close to the spine
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
explanation (of a text, phrase, etc.); lecture; explanation (in a pompous fashion); (long-winded) lecture; (arch.) storytelling
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
nonetheless; nevertheless
level; standard; water level
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
arm; skill; efforts; ability
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
close; intimate; on good terms
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
senior leadership; senior leader; upper echelon (of power); top-ranking officer
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
barking up the wrong tree; calling at the wrong house
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
offensive (movement); aggression