in comparison to; rather than
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
quite clearly; quite distinctly; perfectly; exactly
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
colour; color; hue; tints
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
rank; ranking order; hierarchy
third rank (in the Japanese court system); Trinity; the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
suffix for familiar person
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to apply pressure from above; to press down; to overwhelm; to overpower; to repress
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to coquet (of a woman); to entice a customer (of a prostitute); to flatter; to butter up
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
juniors dominating seniors; inferiors overthrowing their superiors; retainer supplanting his lord
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to go ahead; to pull ahead
to be idle; to slacken; to neglect (e.g. one's work)