praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
greeting; a fine thing to say
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to have one's name entered (in a list)
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
to collect; to assemble; to gather
martial arts; military arts; wushu; modern sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts
teaching the basics; initiation; introduction
mild (climate); temperate; gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild
commander; commanding officer; CO
daring; brave; bold; valiant; intrepid; dauntless
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
surrounding at a distance
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
to be confusing; to be different from what one is used to
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
strong; resolute; firm; strict
hurrying (to somewhere); rushing; hastening; express (train)
ardent; passionate; vehement
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
internal conditions; true state of affairs
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
to ask (humbly); to request (humbly)
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
same generation; one's generation
friend; companion; acquaintance; friendship; companionship
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
separate case; another matter