How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
to say; to be called; to do
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
grasping (with one's bare hands); holding; grabbing; seizing; catching
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
munching; devouring; gobbling up; (arch.) shaggy; (arch.) disheveled; (arch.) unkempt
bold; daring; unflappable
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
branch family; cadet family; establishing a branch family
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
to govern; to manage; to subdue
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
jue (ancient 3-legged Chinese wine pitcher, usu. made of bronze); peerage (hereditary title bestowed by the emperor)
illegitimate (e.g. born to a mistress)
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
rule; reign; government; governing
experience is the best teacher; custom makes all things easy; you learn best by doing; practice makes perfect; (lit.) it is better to grow accustomed than to be taught
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan