haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
regret; repentance; remorse
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)
cut; reduction; curtailment
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
although I say; although one might say; although called
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
vocation; lifework; sacred task (esp. the emperor's rule over the nation); prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period)
aptitude; aptness; suitability
in that respect; on that point; in that regard
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
(social) position; status
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
long time; long interval; for quite some time
that is to say; so that means
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
proposal; proposition; suggestion
index finger; forefinger; second toe
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with