establishment (of a business); founding
favorite; favourite; habitually used
driving contest (golf); longest drive contest
(divine) revelation; divine oracle
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
sword; dagger; knife; bayonet
to look down on; to make light of
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
skin; outer skin; integument; husk; hull; shell
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
start; beginning; first step; clue
how long; how far; how much
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
hitting a ball; batting; stroke
stark naked; nude; bare; unvarnished (e.g. truth); plain (e.g. fact); frank
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
ripeness; mellowness; maturity; perfection
false reputation; empty title; empty name
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
trusting too much; overestimating ability
self-conceit; self-centeredness; vainglory
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
undeserved good luck; luck of the devil; dumb luck; bad luck
every time; whenever; as; whether; in (either case)
to assume an air of importance; to be self-important; to put on airs
disposition; inclination; characteristic; sexual disposition; fetish
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing