large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to keep in mind; to memorize
government; government service; the bureaucracy; government post; government official
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
elegance; refinement; grace; aroma
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
occupation; profession; job; vocation; career; trade
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
giving one's name; self-introduction; announcing one's name, rank, lineage, etc. (of a samurai on the battlefield); name given to male members of the nobility and samurai class upon coming of age; Japanese kanji reading used in names
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
port city; harbor city; harbour city
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
man; male; masculine gender
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
to ask a question; to ask questions
administrator; director; commissioner
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes