to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
how; in what way; how about; questionable
to manage; to arrange; to talk over; to dispose of
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
formal objection; opposition (e.g. to a patent)
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
wickedness; evil; wicked person
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
that matter; those matters
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
to learn something through hearing
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
one's house; one's home; one's family
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to be betrayed by a trusted follower
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
older brother; elder brother
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
same temperament; same turn of mind
to want; to seek; to request