intensiveness; collecting; summarizing; putting together
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
benefiting from the fame or influence of a parent; riding a parent's coat-tails
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
(not) altogether; (not) wholly
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
considerably; fairly; quite
unwelcome; nerdish; unpopular
to have a warped view; to be jaundiced; to feel that one has been unfairly treated; to be jealous; to be envious
(together) with; -wide; including
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
prejudice; bias; warped view; jealousy; inferiority complex
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
lasting long; continuation; keeping at (something); sticking to (something)
sincere; honest; faithful
heaven and earth; top and bottom
flawless; absolute perfection
not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
if you think about it; come to think of it
mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
success or failure; outcome; result
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
to challenge (a person) to a fight
another; different; something else
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque