one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer
hostility; antagonism; opposition
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
family; relatives; dependents; household
to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
leader; authority; mainstay
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
(written) work; book; (written) by; clearness; obviousness
genius; prodigy; natural gift
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
record of proceedings; minutes
compilation (esp. dictionary, history, law code); editing
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
extract; excerpt; selection
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to leave (a note, will, etc.) behind; to leave (a manuscript, etc.) unfinished; to leave half-written; to forget to write; to leave out
counter for books; volume
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. of fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
to give an impression; to make an impression
just because; even if; even though
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
sounds good; sure thing; no problem
Chris; Kris; Kriss; Kurisu
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy