to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
old master; old teacher; old monk; aged priest
to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
only because ...; definitely not; certainly not; if actually
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
for a while; for some time; for a period
source of information; intelligence source; message source
cover (e.g. for illegal activity); front; Dendropanax trifidus (species of flowering plant); straw raincoat that makes one invisible
clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
once in a while; occasionally; seldom; at long intervals
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
protracted war; war of attrition
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
that country; (arch.) nirvana
import; importation; introduction; afferent
giving up on winning a hand and discarding only safe tiles
millions; several million; a few million
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
various countries; various regions; various provinces
in the hand; (something) easily manipulated
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
I wonder about that; don't bet on it; famous last words
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to state one's opinion; to offer one's opinion; to opine
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days