reason; cause; circumstances
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
hearsay; rumor; grapevine
joining (a group, team, etc.); enrollment; enrolment
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
benefiting from the influence of a master or parent
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
(social) position; status
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
being irresistible; being furiously vigorous; being intensely forceful
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
to sum it up in one word; ... is the word for it
calm, cool, and collected; level and calm
baton (of command); order; command; direction
great commander; famous commander
ranking equal with; comparing favourably with; comparing favorably with
to be among the top five; to be one of the five best
ingenuity; resourcefulness
piece; fragment; one (object)
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
to lose one's temper; to lose patience; to have enough; to be exasperated; to become irritated; to get fed up