uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
speech; expression; wording; language
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
armed forces; military; (common) soldier; rank-and-file soldier; underling; ordinary employee
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
to stick out one's tongue; to ridicule someone (behind their back); to laugh at someone
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
else; in addition; besides
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
correction; rectification; mending; repair
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to not take seriously; to take lightly
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
to demand money; to pester; to extort
pose; pose; posturing; pause; rest
armrest (of a chair); elbow rest
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)
confidence; trust; faith; credit
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
radiant smile; contented smile
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
to order; to command; to appoint
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
in one's own way or style