head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
in person; personally; directly
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
to recall; to remember; to recollect
although I say; although one might say; although called
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
for a long time; at (great) length; lengthily; (extending) far; (stretching) out; (lying down) at full length
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
leaving (a decision, job, etc.) to someone else; entrusting; leaving the choice of a meal to the chef; omakase
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
manners; courtesy; etiquette
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
every person; each one; everybody
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy