origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
surroundings; environs; circumference
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
rule; reign; peaceful times
(sexually) attractive older woman; mature woman; MILF
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to serve; to work for; to attend
(arch.) the art of war; (arch.) martial arts; military force; the sword; valor; bravery
to appoint; to nominate; to assume (responsibility); to pose as
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
older brother; elder brother
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
art of war; strategy; tactics
to multiply; to crossbreed; to cross-breed; to mix (e.g. paint colours)
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
School of Diplomacy; one of the Schools of Thought during the Warring States period in China
like; similar to; as with; in the same way