relation; connection; affinity
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
in that manner; like that
society; the world; the times
middle way; (golden) mean; moderation; the Doctrine of the Mean (one of the Four Books)
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
to be conspicuous; to stand out
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
bosom friend; intimate friend; close friend
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
entreaty; appeal; petition
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
rustling (as of silk); slithering (sound); whizzing; hissing
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
something said for politeness' sake; diplomatic language; honeyed words; lip service; empty compliment
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
way of speaking; intimation
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (for ever); to continue to conceal
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
to keep away; to keep at a distance
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
to take a veneer off something