means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
nature; property; disposition
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
value; worth; virtue; blessing
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
conference room; council room
whispering into a person's ear
difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
store interior; inside of a shop
strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
wherein; therein; thereinto
to build a market for; to promote (a product); to promote oneself; to sell oneself; to sell heavily
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
shopping; purchased goods
apparently; appears to be
outsider; someone outside of a group
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
sensitive (person, heart, etc.); delicate (issue, problem, etc.); sensitive; fragile; delicate; delicate (fabric, shade, flavour, etc.)
to employ; to hire; to charter
to introduce oneself; to announce oneself (e.g. as the person sought); to come forward (e.g. as a witness, with a claim, etc.)
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
to speak; to hear a voice
beyond that point; after that
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to attract attention; to come into the limelight