to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
representation; agency; proxy; proxy; agent; representative
to serve; to work for; to attend
to gain a reputation; to make oneself famous
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
to choose (something) at one's discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
permanent stationing; staying permanently; resident (program, file, etc.)
unfit; unsuitable; unmarketable
(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
interview (e.g. for a job)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
dwarf (esp. in folklore or fantasy literature)
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
party (social gathering); party (group of people participating in an activity, esp. mountain climbing); (political) party
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
bearded face; unshaven face; hairy face
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
smallish; on the small side
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
base (of operations); site; location; center; foothold; stronghold
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual