superiority complex; sense of superiority
deployment; disposition; posting; stationing
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
rebellion; uprising; insurrection; (arch.) treason
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
to look after; to take care (of); to favor; to gaze at; to stare at; to set one's eyes on
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
great man; heroic figure; remarkable character
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
long ago; already; a long time ago
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
destined; predestined; fated; fateful
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
servant in charge of footwear
rule over the whole country
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
a reclusive life; living secluded from the world; leading a sequestered life
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
gods and Buddha; Shinto and Buddhism
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect
to intend; to be sure that
to collect; to gather; to compile; to arrange; to settle
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
taste; liking; preference
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
looking depressed; long face