one's best interests; one's own good
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
while; even though; despite
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
dignity; quality; grace; panache; level
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
like this; this sort; this way
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
please (give me); please (do for me)
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
showy but worthless; impressive-looking but without substance; all show and no substance; not as good as it looks; deceptive
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
ornament; decoration; figurehead; leader without real power
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
natural virtue; personal virtue
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
rumour; rumor; hearsay; report
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
in that manner; like that
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression