association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
pipe; tube; (tobacco) pipe; cigarette holder; go-between; intermediary
intelligence network; information network
to be helpful; to be useful
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
influence; power; might; influence (of stones)
(in) secrecy; behind closed doors
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
this, that and the other; this and that
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
to refuse; to reject; to deny
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
system; organization; organisation; architecture
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
national isolation; closing the country (to foreigners); sakoku; policy of national isolation enacted by the Tokugawa shogunate
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
senior; veteran; old-timer
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
ignoring; disregarding; taking no notice of; refusing to comment on; turning a deaf ear to
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
molecule; numerator; element (of a group); member; particle
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
complete ignorance (usu. in reference to feigning); lack of knowledge