bribe; sweetener; douceur
mediation; good offices; influential person; person of influence; (arch.) eloquence; (arch.) eloquent person
leader; authority; mainstay
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
going and returning (e.g. work, school); both ways
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
to remove; to take away; to clear away; to tear down; to pull down; to demolish
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
newcomer; initiate; rookie
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
heavy-hearted; depressed; dispirited; (feeling) down; feeling reluctant (to do)
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
company employee; office worker; white-collar worker
little by little; bit by bit
request; appeal; claim; purchase
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
doubt; suspicion; fear; apprehension
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
leaving (a decision, job, etc.) to someone else; entrusting; leaving the choice of a meal to the chef; omakase
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus; rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
distinguished family; famous family; noble family; prestigious organization (company, school, etc.)
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family