to be found; to be discovered
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
having the qualities of a leader
older brother; elder brother
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
reliability; trustworthiness; dependability
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
(possession of) one feudal domain and one castle; being independent (acting without compromise or assistance); establishing only one castle in each feudal domain (edict issued by the shogunate in 1615)
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
world; society; people; the public
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
after that; afterwards; thereafter
something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
to turn the rudder of a ship; to change direction (of policy, etc.)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
influential; powerful; popular; prosperous; doing well
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
please; somehow or other; one way or another
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
the same generation; coeval
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
name; given name; first name
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
go that far; to that extent
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie