diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
beautiful; lovely; heartwarming; beautiful
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
honorific/polite/humble prefix
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to lower one's voice; to speak more softly
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
of course; certainly; naturally
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
had better ...; had better not ...
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
when it becomes; when it comes to
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)