pride; dignity; self-respect
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
long sword; minute hand (of a clock)
spontaneous birth; goblin; monster
national traits; national characteristic; character of the inhabitants of a nation
to lie; to pretend; to feign; to deceive; to trick
of course; certainly; naturally
several people; a few people
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
handicraft; industrial art object
inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
sorry to trouble you, but ...; excuse me, but ...; pardon me, but ...
to have the privilege of doing
fruit knife; paring knife
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
luxurious and gorgeous; magnificent
malice; ill will; bad air; noxious vapour; miasma
friendly; easy to get on with; easy to talk to; easy to like
treacherous; dangerous; untrustworthy; sneaky; cunning
straightforwardly; in an outspoken manner
union; combination; association; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
to rule; to govern; to reign over; to subdue; to suppress; to quell
comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy
unchanged (from long ago); as it was in the past; same old; traditional
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
fixed date; appointed date; set date; deadline; due date
to tell; to announce; to declare; to pass (a sentence); to order
schedule; program; programme; agenda
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
to exorcise; to cleanse; to purify
spy; secret agent; spying