employer's house; master's house
dozens; scores of; decades
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
to take the lead (of a group of people); to lead (a toast, cheer, etc.); to sing the leading notes of a song after which others join in
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
Buddha; high-ranked bodhisattva
but; however; even though; even if
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
around the world; throughout the world
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
migratory bird; bird of passage
frequency (of occurrence)
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
one's last resort; trump card; treasured family sword
to have a talk; to tell a story
discussion; discourse; lecture; sermon
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
such; like that; in that way
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
to be caught in a dilemma; to get into a scrape
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
sluggishly; slowly; ploddingly; stolidly (standing); impassively
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander