certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
leaving one's seat (before an event is over); excusing oneself (from a meeting, conversation, etc.)
Western Europe; the West; the Occident; Europe
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
woven mat (esp. one made of straw); (arch.) seat
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
(arch.) lowly person; (arch.) lowliness; I
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
loud laughter; hearty laugh
at the meeting; on the occasion
tachibana orange (Citrus tachibana)
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
though; notwithstanding; although
Shang dynasty (of China; approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane
atrocity; (arch.) treason
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
distinguished service; meritorious service
(whether at) peace or at war; in peacetime and at war; order and chaos
bloodline; lineage; family; clan
living a roaming life; wandering and settling in a foreign land
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
outcome (of a course of events); consequence; tendency; trend; drift
figured; patterned; figured haori (coat)
to despise; to disdain; to scorn; to hold in contempt; to look down on
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
to come; to go; to participate; to perform Zen meditation
natural disaster; cataclysm