vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted
leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar
worldly things; common customs; the world; the (common) people; secularity
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
one's share; one's portion
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
to care for someone; to look after someone
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
person in charge (of an area of work, etc.); person responsible; contact (person)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
name one goes by; popular name; house name; name of a street; avenue name
point where one has to accept one's fate; point where one has to give up; state of resignation; resigned state
to understand; to make out
to know; to be aware (of); to be acquainted (with); to think; to consider; to believe
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
treasurer's report; financial report
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
to rebuke; to scold harshly
(frustratingly) slow; tedious; sluggish; dull; roundabout
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
excess; surplus; exceeding (a limit, estimate, etc.); going over