clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
to hold in one's arms; to bring over a person to one's side; to involve
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
(not) even once; (not) ever
to show up; to appear; to turn up
Ōmi (former province located in present-day Shiga Prefecture)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
to hardly recognise; to mistake for something or somebody else
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
admiration; wonder; astonishment
cannot help (feeling); cannot hold back (tears, laughter, etc.)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark)
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
breaking off relations; disconnection; insulation (esp. electrical); isolation
declaration; proclamation; announcement
to part from; to part company with; to split with; to break off relations with
surely (not); certainly (not)
ingratiation; pandering; catering (to); going along with (someone or something); accommodating oneself (e.g. to public opinion)
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to give up on; to turn one's back (on); to abandon; to forsake; to dump (e.g. romantic partner)
transplanting (a plant); transplant; transplantation (of an organ, tissue, etc.); transplant; embryo transfer; embryo transplant
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
decision; determination; resolution