censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
tolerable; passable; adequate; so-so
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
ranking equal with; comparing favourably with; comparing favorably with
to save face; to show deference; to make someone look good
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
mental image; mental picture; image
a little bit; a little while
to be extremely polite; to show the utmost courtesy; to do everything required by etiquette
hopeless; good-for-nothing; incorrigible; foolish; preposterous; absurd
to spit out; to eject; to dump
contempt; derision; slight; disdain
firmly rooted; deep-seated
three sides; small offering stand
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
packing; crating; packaging
at once; there and then; immediately
retail price; street price
price; cost; value; worth; value
raw materials; ingredients
scarcity value; rarity value; preciousness
sense for (how to use) money; money sense
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission
standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (jōseki); standard sequence of moves (esp. in a corner)
without hesitation; frankly (esp. speaking); bluntly; cutting (forcefully, directly); piercingly
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
rank; ranking order; hierarchy
clearness; clarity; skillfulness (skilfulness)
unable to back down; unable to withdraw; stuck in a position where one cannot pull back; committed
omission; failure; incompleteness; irregularity; mismanagement; misconduct
according to; by (means of); due to; because of