moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
(understanding or appreciation of) culture; (one's) education; cultivation; sophistication; refinement
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
to be trustworthy; to be credible; to be believable
distinguished family; good family; great master; expert; Meika; kuge family class ranking above Hanke and below Urinke
to watch to the end; to ascertain; to determine; to know thoroughly; to obtain a deep understanding of
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
nothing but; none other than
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
such ... as; or some such
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards
don't worry; no worries; never mind