to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
rich; wealthy; affluent; rich (flavour)
unfit; unsuitable; unmarketable
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
proposal; offer; request; application
charming; fascinating; attractive
proposal; proposition; suggestion
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game; aspect of an affair; situation
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
position; location; base; point; site
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
when it becomes; when it comes to
nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...
to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
transactions; dealings; business
head; brains; intellect; understanding
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
considerably; fairly; quite
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...