superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to be frank; to drop all pretense
such; like that; that sort of; very
right (to do something); authority; power
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to come back; to bloom a second time
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
financial circles; the financial community
Ministry of Finance (1869-2001); Ministry of the Treasury (under the ritsuryo system)
to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to do nothing but; to spend all one's time doing
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
person requiring special attention; person to be wary of; person under (police) surveillance; dangerous person
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive