to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
very; much; greatly; a lot of
armed might; military power; the sword; force
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
It's nothing!; Don't mention it!
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
antiquity; the previous era
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to follow; to conform; to apply to
lineage; pedigree; family line; birth
such; like that; that sort of; very
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
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teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
although I say; although one might say; although called
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why