certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
slight; minor; trifling; considerable; proper; decent
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to misjudge; to mistake; to misjudge (someone); to overestimate; to miss seeing; to overlook
calamity; disaster; accident
to accept; to receive; to agree
they; those guys; those fellows
individual; private person; personal; natural person
complex; inferiority complex; complex (of buildings, facilities, etc.)
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
abdominal muscles; abs; sit-up (exercise)
10,000; ten thousand; 10^4
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
preface; introduction; preamble
assertion; declaration; affirmation
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
before or since; neither before nor after; no other time in one's life; stressing a particular moment or event as being unique or most extreme
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
mourning; mourning period; anniversary of one's death
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing ...)
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
all right; very well; there, there; patting (e.g. a child on the head); stroking
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...