strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
bridge building; mediation; go-between; intermediary; (through the) good offices (of someone)
collecting; collection; collation; gathering; arrangement; coordination
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
while; even though; despite
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
vassal state; vassal nation; dependency
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
letter; missive; note; mail
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
young (usu. of a woman); blooming; in the prime of youth; with a charm appropriate to one's age
woman; female; feminine gender
man; male; masculine gender
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
expression; look; countenance; face