to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
article; item; thing; goods; wares
judgement; judgment; connoisseur
business discussion; negotiation
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
returning home; going home; coming home; getting home
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
deep regret; great sorrow; bitter grief
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
commander; general; leader
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
the top (e.g. top ten); the best
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
(Japanese-style) living room
manners; behavior; behaviour
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
looking or acting as if one owned the place
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
... years old; age (of) ...
child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; with a bob of the head