smart-alecky; clever-clever; cheeky; cunning; crafty; shrewd
one's first campaign; one's first battle
that is to say; so that means
element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
whatever way; any way; either way; one way or the other
physical condition; state of health; shape
good person; virtuous person; good-natured person; gullible person
to decline (of morals, character, etc.); to become vulgar (e.g. of a conversation); to stoop (to); to be ruined; to go under; to fall (into hell)
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
reforming (oneself); mending one's ways; turning over a new leaf
uncertain; indefinite; vague; ambiguous; equivocal; dubious
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
taking into consideration; giving consideration (to)
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
servile; subservient; obsequious; slavish; self-abasing; grovelling
you could say; you might say; verging on the
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
moderate; reserved; modest; temperate; restrained; low-key
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
egoistic; self-centered; selfish
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
unexpectedly; surprisingly
to become familiar with; to get used to; to become accustomed to; to come to fit; to go (well) with; to suit
everyday life; daily life
extension of a straight line; (conclusion) following as an extension of (an argument)
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
ayu (Plecoglossus altivelis); sweetfish
live decoy fishing (esp. for sweetfish)
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
full portrait; whole aspect; full story
to dig down; to dig into (a matter); to delve into; to probe into
appalling; horrifying; dreadful; hideous; revolting; disgusting
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
sensitivity; sensibility; susceptibility; receptivity
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger