sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
the nail that sticks out gets hammered down; people that stick out too much get punished; tall trees catch much wind; people that excel at something become disliked
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
estimate (of costs); budget
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
wholeheartedly (approve, agree, etc.); unconditionally; completely
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally