assessment; rating; grade; evaluation
lively; vigorous; sprightly; animated; vivid
to break into a smile; to smile broadly; to beam
young lord; successor of one's current lord
standing on formality; in a reserved manner; treating a friend as a stranger; unduly distant; formal
with these words; while saying
body; physique; build; stature
power; authority; might; influence; dignity; majesty
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
respect and affection; love and respect
in respect of; in regards to; as for
news; word; tidings; omen
to hasten to join; to hurry to visit
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
to begin; to set about; to start
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
field in which one acts unchallenged; unrivaled sphere of activity (unrivalled); one's monopoly
to lie on one's back with legs outstretched; to recline; to get cocky; to be arrogant
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
for example; for instance; e.g.
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
that's the way it is; such is life
to cross one's mind; to be reminded
single horseman; wait for one tile to finish one's pair and one's hand; wait for half of one's pair with four melds completed
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
be (that) as it may; having said that
one army; whole army; first string players; the cool kids; the popular kids
the lowest (of its kind); the poorest
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation