eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
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)
(one's) family; dependents; household; follower; retainer; underling
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
subordinate; secondary; junior; incidental
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
to bring; to take; to bring about
nature; natural constitution; innate disposition
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
almost; roughly; approximately
strength; power; proficiency; ability
(item of) equipment; accessories (bike, auto)
panty-less; wearing no underwear
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
mental; spiritual; emotional
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
medium; diviner; shaman; oracle
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
immediately; right away; on the spot
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
attaching the polite suffix "-sama" to somebody's name (more polite than "-san")
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
presence; sitting with; being with
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to quit; to resign; to decline; to turn down
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
so; like this; in this way
subordination; dependency
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
family; members of a family