worth; merit; value; good point; strong point; redeeming feature
descendant; progeny; offspring
suicide (carried out with a blade, gun, etc.)
to disgrace oneself; to make a fool of oneself
to make an appeal; to urge
appraisal; estimation; evaluation; setting prices
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
ordinary person; unenlightened person
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
exchange (of words, views, punches, cups, etc.); give-and-take; reply; answer; response
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
family name; house name; family honour; family honor
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
muscles and bones; body build; physique; cartilage
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
way (of doing things); method; style; school (of ikebana, tea ceremony, etc.); style; system
discontent; dissatisfaction; complaint; grievance
Claude; Claude (large language model developed by Anthropic)
nice to see you; good morning; good evening; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
quietly; slowly; gracefully
crossing swords; fighting with swords; cutting each other (in fighting)
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
unpleasant; revolting; feeling sick; feeling unwell; uncomfortable; annoying
comfort; consolation; diversion
of all things (people, places, days, etc.)
to get over a bad mood; to get back in a good mood; to brighten up; to recover one's temper; to feel oneself again
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
close contest; close match; close game; close combat
self and others; this and that; both sides; oneself and one's opponent; he and I
ruler; measure; measuring stick; standard; criterion; yardstick
graduations (on a ruler, thermometer, etc.); gradations; division; scale
to finish reading; to read through; to figure out; to fully anticipate
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)