surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
naturally; of course; understandably
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to be made an example of; to be made a victim of; to be exposed to ridicule
gallant; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; severe; biting
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
cancellation; abandonment
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
to explain clearly; to give detailed instructions
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
essence; true nature; substance; reality
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
to wear the mantle of (borrowed) authority and misuse it
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to behave violently; to commit violence; to use force
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
confections; sweets; candy; cake
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to detain; to check; to restrain
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange