how; in what way; by what means
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
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
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
grandfather; male senior-citizen
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
prime minister; premier; chancellor
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
manager; controller; chief treasurer; boss (of a gambling den)
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
such; like that; that sort of; very
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
plot; ulterior motive; thing; article; penis
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
to feel; to sense; to experience
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
princess; daughter of a nobleman
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
retainer; attendant; escort
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
convenient; handy; useful
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral