to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
fabrication; lie; fiction
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
scoundrel; rascal; villain
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
to say; to be called; to do
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
true character; real nature
mentally deranged person; lunatic
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
passage (of people, traffic); passing; common usage
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
merit; success; meritorious deed; achievement; accumulated experience
(metropolitan) prefecture (of Osaka and Kyoto); the centre or seat (of) (center); (government) office; fu; historical administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam
cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless
(arch.) inspector (third highest of the four administrative ranks of the ritsuryo system); (noh) old man; white ash (of charcoal)
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
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)