one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
seasoning; flavour; flavor
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
serviceman; servicewoman; soldier; member of the armed forces; military personnel
rule; government; administration
classified information; top secret
in the end; at the end of the day
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
exerting care; attention; consideration; thoughtfulness
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
to speak; to say; to vocalize
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
both (people); the two of them
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
hierarchical relationship; superior-subordinate relationship; senior-junior relationship
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
casual speech; peer language; informal language
strict prohibition; ban; interdiction