close associate; close aide; brains-truster
rumor; rumour; gossip; report
actor; actress; player; performer
woman who earns her living by entertaining with song, dance and playing the shamisen; geisha who sings at parties
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
drama; theatre; theater; play
to run away (e.g. from work); to escape; to hide; to end a round with less than 20 points
whim; vagary; capriciousness; eccentricity
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
to provide; to arrange; to install
consideration; taking into account; sympathy with
distress; anguish; mental suffering
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
(both) openly and covertly; publicly and privately; implicitly and explicitly
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
to control; to command; to get the better of
going against one's will; contrary to one's intentions; going against one's desire; going contrary to one's wishes
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
restraint; restriction; control; check
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
conviction; belief; confidence
blood relationship; blood relative
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
lately; recently; nowadays
one's person; around one's person
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
to begin making a sound (ringing, singing, crying, etc.)
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
bad reputation; disgrace; unpopularity
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend