advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
leopard (Panthera pardus)
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
pitcher; water jug; watering can; container of fresh water for replenishing the kettle and rinsing bowls (tea ceremony)
lady attendant; lady's maid; waiting maid
to tighten; to press hard
hardening; fortifying; pledge; vow; defense; defence
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
with a clang or a clink; tinkle
king; monarch; ruler; champion
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
threat; intimidation; menace
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
puffer fish; blow fish; fugu; globefish; swellfish
such ... as; or some such
to be talented; to be able
Chris; Kris; Kriss; Kurisu
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
story; tale; talk; discussion
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
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 train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on