rare; strange; odd; peculiar
aggression; invasion; raid
pirate; sea robber; buccaneer; freebooter
head; chief; boss; leader
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table
to lie on one's back with legs outstretched; to recline; to get cocky; to be arrogant
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
caller; visitor; company; guest
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
not limited to; not just ...
technique; art; skill; move
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to look down on; to condescend
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
having said that; on the other hand
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
to say previously unspoken thoughts; to start saying; to court someone
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
confronting directly; meeting face-to-face
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
you (primarily used by men in letters to their equals or inferiors)
questionable; doubtful; suspicious
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment