retainer's stipend; official pay; salary
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)
indifferently; paying no attention (to); taking no notice (of)
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
to look down on (someone); to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. of a debate); excitement; soaring (of prices); shooting up
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
name; given name; first name
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
to laugh mockingly; to smile with contempt; to jeer; to sneer
trembling from fear; trembling all over
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
leather strap binding the plates of traditional Japanese armor (armour)
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
to put on airs; to throw one's weight about; to swagger; to act arrogantly
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
complete; whole; perfect; safe
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)