favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
stallion brought close to a mare to test her readiness to mate; stalking horse; spoiler
servile; subservient; obsequious; slavish; self-abasing; grovelling
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
matter for great congratulation
not to be depended on; of little hope
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
in the same way as; just like
act (usu. undesirable); action; deed; conduct
mischief; prank; mischievous; naughty; pastime; hobby
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
murder; killing; murderer
serious crime; grave sin; mortal sin; deadly sin
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
to be annoyed; to be inconvenienced
to put someone to work; to make someone work
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
public and private matters; official and personal affairs; professional and personal lives
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
public affair; government matter; duke; prince; Sir; Lord
all you have to do is; just; that's all
exaggerated; overblown; overdone
one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)
one's own child; one's own children
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize