strong nation; powerful country
dignitaries; very important persons; VIPs
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
instead of; replacing; on behalf of
greeting; a fine thing to say
impoliteness; carelessness; misconduct; clumsiness
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
return; coming back; second coming (e.g. of Christ); second advent; reincarnation
modesty; humility; being humble
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
very; much; greatly; a lot of
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
one eye; one of one's eyes
kind; considerate; helpful; caring; thoughtful; attentive
all one's wisdom; (lit.) bag (full) of wisdom; the brains (of a group); the smart one; fount of wisdom
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
sitting together; the same theater (theatre); involvement; entanglement; implication
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
twofold and threefold; doubled and redoubled
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
it is none of one's business; it is not one's place to say (do) something
carelessly; inattentively
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
detached; aloof; indifferent
himself; yourself; herself
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
rear vassal; daimyo's retainer
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line