to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
personage; person (deserving of respect)
to employ; to hire; to charter
power; authority; influence
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
(a person or body being) unidentifiable (unidentified)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
shady; underhanded; questionable
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
personality; character; individuality; personhood
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
travelling incognito (traveling); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify