affectation; pretension; posturing; posing as; behaving as; acting like
to manage; to control; to cut carelessly (of a cook, surgeon, etc.); to slash about; (arch.) to cut around
merit; success; meritorious deed; achievement; accumulated experience
intention; plan; purpose; belief; assumption; thought
after all; anyway; actually; well, ...; ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
bubble on the surface of water; (coming to) nothing; naught; something short-lived
to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
(having) bad marks or results (e.g. in school); of poor quality or workmanship
second in command (of an army); vice-captain; fourth athlete to compete in a 5-on-5 team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
literary and military arts; the pen and the sword
essence; kernel; spirit; pith
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
possession; occupation; occupancy
immovable; motionless; firm; Acala (Wisdom King); Fudō; fierce Buddhist deity
to quicken; to speed up; to gather speed
exchange (of words, views, punches, cups, etc.); give-and-take; reply; answer; response
household economy; housekeeping; homemaking
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table
the same rank; equality; apposition
the present age; these days; (present) head of the family
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
to care for someone; to look after someone
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
obedient; submissive; tame; slavish
defense; defence; defensive preparations
root of an evil; source of a problem; source of trouble; cause of misfortune
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
dark (skin, complexion, etc.); swarthy; tanned
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
to exceed (by a lot); to (far) surpass; to end; to cease; to stop
one building (hall, temple, shrine, room); same room; same place; same building
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
(two) matchless things; (two) matchless people; pair of bright jewels
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
listening (to a lecture, hearing, parliament session, etc.); attending (without participating); sitting in (e.g. on a meeting); observing
to raise one's voice; to shout
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
seating order; precedence; ranking; rank; position
twenty years of age; youth; early age; tender age of ...