personage; person (deserving of respect)
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
hearsay; rumor; rumour; report
strong-willed; strong of heart
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
being seen here and there; appearing in various places
otherwise; or else; if not
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker
history of Japan; Japanese history
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
not worth considering; out of the question
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
to take precautions; to set a guard against attack
to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh
impressions; thoughts; feelings; opinions
scum of society; good-for-nothing; vermin
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
to be remembered; to go down in history
highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take warning from
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
how long; how much; to what extent
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency