self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards
to begin purchasing; to purchase
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
dismissal (from one's post); firing; being relieved from one's post; discarding; throwing away; becoming useless
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
to beat fast (of one's heart); to flutter (with joy, anticipation, etc.); to throb; to pound; to palpitate
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
oil; petroleum; kerosene; paraffin
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to persuade; to urge; to coax; to make advances (to); to seduce; to court
no!; no no!; no, not at all
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
hard-liners; diehards; (young) man with traditionally masculine interests; tough boy; hard news; reporter who covers political and economic affairs
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
to have a talk; to tell a story
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
one's descendants; one's offspring; posterity
to inherit; to succeed; to take over