assertion; declaration; affirmation
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
murder; killing; murderer
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
to attempt; to test; to try out
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
being very good at; strongest point
true to one's name; living up to one's name
perfect; complete; flawless
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England
to arrive; to come to pass
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
meaning; significance; sense
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to have a comeback for every remark; to be always ready with excuses; to contradict everything
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
space alien; alien; extraterrestrial being
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
slow-witted person; simpleton; pig-ignorant; dumbass
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
opposite side; reverse; (on the) other hand
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
underhand grip; backhand grip (e.g. in tennis); unexpected twist; turning the tables (on an opponent)
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
production (e.g. play); direction
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied