even if; even though; however; no matter how
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration
expression in writing; written representation; notation; writing on the surface (e.g. an address on an envelope); inscribing on the face
convenient; expedient; makeshift
to be born (with); to be born (to be); to be destined
sense of values; values; value system
independent (esp. in politics); non-partisan
model; pattern; paragon; exemplar
to make it a principle to ...; to aim at doing
on bad terms; at loggerheads
strength of a thousand men; cloth with the character for "strength" written by a thousand men (soldier's charm)
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
in its entirety; whole; wholly
proposal; proposition; suggestion
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to sell off; to sell completely
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to sell out; to sell widely; to sell on a large scale
headache inducing; vexing
Nagasaki (city, prefecture)
national isolation; closing the country (to foreigners); sakoku; policy of national isolation enacted by the Tokugawa shogunate
foreign; abroad; overseas
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
to speak; to say; to vocalize
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
to reach a situation about which nothing can be done
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough