teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (minor penalty in judo)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
continuation; succession; series; continuous
(official) commendation; public recognition (of someone's achievements, good deeds, etc.); awarding; honouring
pushing; support; backing; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
factional dispute; factional strife; rivalry between factions
to keep away; to keep at a distance
escape; getting away (from); getting out (of); prolapse; proptosis
course; route; path; process; stages
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
disclosure; exposure; revelation
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
bargaining chip; bargaining tool
perfect; complete; flawless
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
playfulness; mischivousness; naughtiness
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
if so; in that case; in that situation
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to come (home) to one; to click; to ring a bell; to appeal to one; to speak to one; to impress one
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
concerning ...; over ...; about ...; centering on ...
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
threat; menace; coercion; blackmail
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to make an enemy (of); to turn (someone) into an enemy; to antagonize
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly