audience (with someone of high standing)
(political) power; authority; influence
to infer; to figure out; to get an idea of; to tell; to imagine; to guess
corridor; hallway; passageway
study; library; den; home office; reading room
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
visit (from someone); call
flowery words; rhetorical flourishes
in addition to that; furthermore; moreover; by; with
tailoring; sewing; (special) preparation; teaching; training
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
although; but; even though; I wish that
count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down); count (of radioactivity)
virile; tough; masculine; sharp (features, look, etc.); fierce; dauntless
chances of winning (a bet); odds
it's been a long time; long time no see
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
three lords (highest ranking officials in the old Imperial Chinese or Japanese governments)
corner; section; one horn; pillar (of a group, system, etc.); member (of an organization, etc.); first corner
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
steel; sword steel; sword
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
entrance; entering; admission; admittance
to become related (through marriage, adoption, etc.); to form a connection (with Buddha)
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
infancy; childhood; tender age
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
head; chief; leader; the greatest (of all the ...)
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
one's descendants; one's offspring; posterity
certainly; absolutely; (not even) a little bit; diligently
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
transmission; propagation; spread; circulation; diffusion; dissemination
serious; grave; dignified; solemn