state of mind; mentality; psychology
crude; unrefined; coarse; ill-mannered; rude; insensitive
currying favour; sucking up; being anxious to please; bootlicker
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
to stay in one's heart; to be enduringly memorable; to be unforgettable
to recover (one's) costs; to break even; to pay off (e.g. hard work); to be worth the effort
in accordance with; pursuant to; in proportion to; according to; in the same manner as; in the same way as
constant; steady; constant
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) temporary residence
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)
awkward; embarrassed; embarrassing; inconvenient; inopportune; untimely
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
business rival; professional jealousy
wood chip; splinter; worthless thing; worthless person
to compete ruthlessly; (lit.) to sharpen swords
overly optimistic; easygoing; irresponsible; naive; simple-minded
written oath; covenant; pledge
outskirts (of a town); run-down district
one leaf (of a book bound in Japanese style); one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. a gun, scissors, spade, hoe, inkstick, palanquin, candle, jinrikisha, shamisen, oar); one chō (unit of distance, approx. 109.09 m); one game; one task
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
class; heading; group; category
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
commoner; plebeian; commoner (in Japan between 1869 and 1947; the lowest of the three classes)
personal (employee); employed; retained
to blame; to find fault with
god-like existence; person far higher (in hierarchy, etc.) than oneself
count; earl; chief official of the Department of Worship (under the ritsuryō system); Brazil
district; area; zone; quarter; section; region
(present) head of a family
feudal lords; barons; princes
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryō system or Meiji Grand Council system)
treacherous; dangerous; untrustworthy; sneaky; cunning
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
joint struggle; common (united) front
gray zone; grey zone; gray area