be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
being very busy; busyness
important task; important role; major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role; high-scoring combination
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
certainly; surely; definitely
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to say; to tell; to state; to do
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
tedious; boring; being fed up with
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
this and that; this or that; one thing after another
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
a dime a dozen; two a penny
mistress; kept woman; concubine
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
office and rank; an official rank
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
there is no need to; it is fine if you don't; unnecessary; does not match; out of reach of
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something; at the same time as speaking; as one speaks
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
legal wife (of a noble) (as opposed to a concubine); room for receiving guests; heir; successor
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
legitimate; orthodox; traditional
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
both in name and reality; both in name and substance
being widely talked about as a prominent prospect (for)