to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
furious facial expression
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
company president; manager; director
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
linkage; entanglement; involvement; relationship; interaction
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
large company; large enterprise; large corporation
family trouble (quarrel); domestic squabble; internal squabble (over headship rights) in a daimyo family in the Edo period
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
loveable; very likeable; like very much
(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
make no progress; remain unsettled
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
the other day; a few days ago
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
myself; yourself; I; me; you
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
monetary; financial; pecuniary
memory; sense; experience
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from