previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
personality; style; appearance
to have a tendency to; to be liable to; to have a touch of; to have a smack of
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
belief; faith; conviction
outspoken; forthright; frank; direct
stubborn person; bonehead; bullethead; pig-headed person
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
to square one's shoulders
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to say in a round-about way (not to upset); to cushion the blow; (lit.) to wrap in wafer paper
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
status elevation; upgrading; promotion
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
menial; meanness; servility; abject
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
to find out; to discover; to locate
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
ken (6 shaku, approx. 1.818 m); counter used to number the gaps between pillars
ventilation; communication (within an organisation); openness
iron grill; iron grille; iron lattice; prison
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
groan; moan; roar; howl; hum (e.g. motor); buzz (e.g. bee, wire in wind)
direct line; direct communication; connecting directly; through service; nonstop service