dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
warm welcome; friendly reception; hospitality; entertainment
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
challenging (an unknown person); asking a person's identity
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
whispering into a person's ear
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
to use as an intermediary; to worry; to mind; to care
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
as soon as; no sooner than; one way or another; objection
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
inside; interior; inner part
to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten
gorgeous; brilliant; dazzling; ornate; gaudy; flowery
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
king; sovereign; daimyo with a domain of one or more provinces (Edo period)
curse; spell; malediction
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
at the very beginning of one's speech; immediately upon opening one's mouth (to speak); before anything else; first of all
choice; selection; option
taking a straight look at something; looking someone in the eyes
courtesy; etiquette; formality; (religious) observance; ritual; rite
to imitate; to follow; to copy; to emulate
minimum; at the very least
manners; courtesy; etiquette
prime minister; premier; chancellor
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated