to get credit; to win honor; to win honour
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
to make good use of; to use to one's advantage
be (that) as it may; having said that
to plan; to intend; to aspire to; to set aims (sights on)
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
best; most (valuable player); top (quality); grade A; ace; finest
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
in the end; at the end of the day
appearance of written words; impression given by written letters, characters, etc.; literal meaning (of a piece of writing); superficial meaning; face (of a printing type)
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
indigenous person; inhabitant of a country; local; native; local lords and samurai; daimyo who did not leave his domains to meet the shogun in Kyoto (during the Muromachi period)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
foolish thought; (one's own) thought; (one's own) idea
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
moral duty; moral obligations; justification; pretext; just cause
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
use; utility; profit; gain
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
but; however; provided that
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
discharge; outward flow; efflux; leak of (private) information or pictures
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
please don't fuss over me; don't go to any trouble; don't bother
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
to highlight something; to bring something to the forefront