a step; short distance; short time
before; previously; ahead; pardon me for leaving (before you)
harmonious; peaceful; happy; amicable; smooth; free from trouble
one's post; place of work; workplace
good offices; kind offices; services; mediation; intercession; conciliation
don't worry; no worries; never mind
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
to train; to discipline; to teach manners
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
abusive language; violent language; wild words
have it your way; to hell with you!; get rooted!; bugger you!
darkish; dusky; dark; murky
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
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
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling (to do); to falter; to slacken; to have a frequent urge to defecate but difficulty passing stool; to suffer from tenesmus
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
all present; all concerned; all of us
bright; cheerful; in high spirits; clear (sky); cloudless; sunny
to marry (of a woman); to get married (to); to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
testimony; (verbal) evidence
to judge; to try; to sit in judgement (on); to decide (on)
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser
indecisively; hesitantly; irresolutely; wishy-washily
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
before God; as God is my witness; in the name of God; cross my heart
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
messenger; envoy; emissary
to be perturbed; to be agitated
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)