what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
badness; evilness; bad; evil
reminiscence; nostalgia; thinking fondly of the past; recalling the old days
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
to talk (a person) down; to confute
considerably; fairly; quite
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
audience (with a person of high standing); eye-level
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
setting a question (for an exam, quiz, etc.); setting a theme (for composition of poetry)
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to boast; to brag; to exaggerate
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
field in which one acts unchallenged; unrivaled sphere of activity (unrivalled); one's monopoly
big mouth; mouth opened wide; boastful speech; tall talk; large amount; large quantity
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
regret; repentance; remorse
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
match; game; bout; contest
participation; joining; entry; adherence
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
example; exercise (for the reader)
law-like nature; regularity