mediation; good offices; influential person; person of influence; (arch.) eloquence; (arch.) eloquent person
cause for concern; reasons for uneasiness
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
last night; yesterday evening
proper; respectable; decent; honest
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
being accomplished in both the literary and military arts; doing well in both school and sports
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
(two-page) spread; two pages opposite each other
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
in this way; along these lines; similarly
to translate; to interpret
spelling; orthography; patching; binding
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
stairs; stairway; staircase
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
good turning point number (10000, 12345 etc., often referring to web site visit counts)
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
part; part-timer; part-time (work)
to get someone to say; to make someone say
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
corresponding to; being applicable to; being relevant to; coming under; falling under; fulfilling (requirements)
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)