return present; return gift; something done in return (as way of thanks); retaliation; revenge
connections; contacts; influence
between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative in noh music; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis
the facts; the truth; the true state of affairs; in truth; in fact; in reality
rising; developing; emergent; burgeoning; new
property; fortune; means; assets
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
trust; confidence; credence
friction; discord; trouble; dissension; disagreement
internal conditions; true state of affairs
principal occupation; core business
at the height of one's power or influence; at the peak of one's popularity
to sell wholesale; to grate (e.g. vegetables); to cut up fish
high efficiency; high performance
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
to get back together (with a former partner)
determined spirit; unyielding spirit; will
courteous; decorous; polite
aristocrat; nobleman; dignitary; person of high rank
(for the) first time; something used (worn, etc.) for the first time; new item; first of the season (crop, fruit, etc.)
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
please come (and visit us); please come (to our shop)
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
hearer; listener; audience; interviewer; questioner
harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides
to get one's head around; to think about
sovereignty; supremacy; dominion
accession to the throne; enthronement
down to earth; reasonable
your countenance (his ..., her ..., etc.)
flowery words; rhetorical flourishes
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to find fault (with trivial matters); to scold over minor things; to get angry over trifles; to raise one's eyebrows