these guys; these fellows
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
bass range (in Japanese music); six even-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale; Japanese seven-tone gagaku scale similar to Mixolydian mode (corresp. to: re, mi, fa, so, la, ti, do)
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
honesty; integrity; purity and unselfishness
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
(political) power; authority; influence
advanced level; high grade; senior
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
office and rank; an official rank
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
in that way; thus; so; so?
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
how long; how much; to what extent
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
Cao Cao (155-220), famous statesman and general at the end of Han, noted poet and calligrapher, later warlord, founder and first king of Cao Wei, father of Emperor Cao Pi; the main villain of novel the Romance of Three Kingdoms
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category