person who has been through a lot; worldly-wise person; one who has seen it all
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
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; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
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
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; 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
the art of war; martial arts; military force; the sword; (arch.) valor; (arch.) bravery
to appoint; to nominate; to consider (oneself) to be; to pose as; to assume (a role, responsibility, etc.); to take on
lion; left-hand (stone) guardian lion-dog at a Shinto shrine
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
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; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
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 (school of thought during the Warring States period in China)