attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for
to close in on (30 years of age, etc.); to approach; to get close to
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
modesty; humility; being humble
self-abasement; self-depreciation; humility
command; lead; generalship; leadership
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
sales promotion; hard selling
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
machine technology; mechanical technology
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
manly; masculine; like a man
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
all (there is); as long as there is
life and death; life or death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
to do together; to share; to participate in
conventional phrase; stock phrase; cliché
feelings; thoughts; meaning
another family; another house
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
as hoped for; as expected
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly)
negotiations; bargaining; talks; making demands
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to the extent possible; as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; wherever possible; if (at all) possible
advance; moving forward; progress
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
terrain; geographical features; topography
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)