laughable; ridiculous; pitiful; contemptible; absurd; nonsensical
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
audience with someone of high rank (e.g. the emperor)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
while; even though; despite
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
to face; to go towards; to head towards
two persons; two people; pair; couple
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
association; society; organization; organisation
president (of a society); chairman
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
resolution of an incident; solution to a (criminal) case
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely
(school) grade; year; class; grade; kyu (junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
alone; by oneself; on one's own
blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for