sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
to keep (a person) waiting
superiority complex; sense of superiority
petty bourgeois; lower middle class
intolerant; small-minded; inflexible; unforgiving; unyielding; ungenerous
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
exaggerated; overblown; overdone
historical play; period drama
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
reincarnation; rebirth; transmigration; metempsychosis
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
interview (e.g. for a job)
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
it's been a long time; long time no see
formal; stiff; strict; ceremonious
trial; judgement; judgment
with a bang; with a bam; with a wham
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly
(arch.) poor; (arch.) unskillful; (arch.) clumsy; I; me
(another's) spirit; God's heart or spirit; Lord's will
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
allied nation; ally; Central Powers (in WWI)
leader (of an alliance); leading power
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
a few years ago; some years back
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman
locomotor ataxia; difficulty walking or speaking (due to alcoholism, a stroke, etc.); someone with this problem
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)
large stage; grand stage; the big stage; grand setting
to take another good look at; to reconsider; to analyze; to reexamine
to make (someone) understand (a fault, mistake, etc.); to reason with; to advise; to try to persuade; to exhort; to admonish
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
diminutive used with names, etc.; diminutive adjective ending
he; she; that person; (arch.) you