to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
giving something a try because one has nothing to lose
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to resolve; to make up one's mind; to decide
interpreter (esp. of Dutch and Chinese during the Edo period); interpretation; court interpreter
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
different opinion; objection
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
some people; a few people; several people
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
expert; professional; master; woman in the nightlife business; demimondaine; geisha and prostitutes
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady