various countries; various regions; various provinces
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
appointing to a responsible post; making much of
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
coming to a head; coming to the surface; becoming an issue; breaking
pair; the two; both persons; both things
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
in the same way as; just like
individual; private person; personal; private
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
demotion; relegation; downgrading
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
tidal hour; right time; favourable opportunity (favorable)
settlement (financial); squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)
in that way; like that; that way
with religious zeal; with utmost devotion; take great care of
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
maid; helper; help; assistance
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
to find out; to discover; to locate
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
determination; resolution
to prostrate oneself before
root; joint; base; crotch