middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known
a little; paltry; piddling; stud; chad
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
devoting oneself to; concentrating on; being an ardent admirer of; (arch.) tipping over and collapsing
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
well connected; well known; having a large, diverse circle of acquaintances
regular; usual; favourite; favorite; preferred; accustomed
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
to break down; to collapse; to fall apart
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
(arch.) retainer; (arch.) attendant; Omi (hereditary title; orig. one of the two highest such titles, later demoted to sixth highest of eight); I; me
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
allied forces; the Allies (e.g. in WWII)
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
leader; boss; upper part of a flag; (Okinawa) bamboo poles with an attached vertical flag and an elaborate display at the top that are used during the annual fertility and thanks-giving festivals
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
(person) seeming like a genius; (having) the temperament of a prodigy
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
plating (chrome, gold, silver, etc.); coating; gilding; pretense; pretence; simulation
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
genius; prodigy; natural gift
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
to pull wires; to pull strings
by today; before the day is over
to parade; to march; to walk in procession
old badger; veteran; oldtimer; schemer; old fox
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
conclusion; end; settlement; balance; harmony; fitting (in)
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up