to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
union; coalescence; amalgamation; copulation; penetration
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
measuring; weighing; metric; distance function
in range; within the limits (of...); within (a) range
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
forced march; (fig.) doing something on a very strict schedule
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
promising without due consideration
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one
imposition (i.e. of rules, of a decision); compulsion
unsparingly; without listening to the other party; without giving the other party a chance to explain
to watch steadily; to stare
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
licking; lapping up; (eating up) quickly; gobbling up
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
expression of love; showing love
whole face; all over one's face
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
pioneer; settler; colonist
malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain in the same neighborhood
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
minuteness; one millionth
deserted village; poor village
gambling den; gambling house