skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower
skillful words; deceitful words; glibness
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
to thrust before; to thrust at
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
proposal; proposition; suggestion
coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt
helping hand; help; support; aid
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
to jump at; to be attracted by
real intention; true motive; true meaning
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
integration; unification; unity; combination; consolidation; synthesis
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
conversation; conference (usu. between important people); discussion; interview
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
commitment; pledge; promise
to talk; to chat; to chatter
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to connect; to link together; to pull together; to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
a short while ago; already
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation