first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer
moderate; proper; just right
precious orb; Cintamani stone; wish-fulfilling jewel; hōju; uppermost spherical part of a pagoda finial
to strangle; to constrict
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
constriction; narrow part (in middle); waist (esp. of a woman)
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
pushing though; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
henchman; right-hand man; trusted confidant; inner circle
gradually (progressing); steadily; slowly; seeping out (sweat, tears, etc.)
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
to order; to command; to appoint
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
calm; composed; self-possessed; firm
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
look who's talking; I don't want to hear it from you; are you in any position to say that?
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
infancy; childhood; tender age
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
to steal another's spouse; to steal another's lover
disreputable; scandalous; disgraceful
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
suspension of business; temporary closure (of a store, school, etc.); shutdown; holiday
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time