any more; any further; any better; any longer
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); it's not your business; it doesn't matter (to you); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
forcibly; against one's will
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
generosity; magnanimity; tolerance; length and capacity; measures
exhilarated; all smiles; tickled pink; pleased as punch
Japanese person; Japanese people
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
question; inquiry; enquiry
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
labor; labour; manpower; working force
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
in one's own way or style
this is why; this means; it is the case that
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
ostensible (surface) reason
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
insurrection; rebellion; revolt; riot; uprising
technological development
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
that; the matter in question
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat