orphan; person without friends
good offices; kind offices; services; mediation; intercession; conciliation
independence; self-reliance
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
(regular) route; fixed route; specified route; suggested route
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
size; dimension; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause); paying tribute; tribute
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
manuscript (book); written copy of a book; codex; transcription; copying
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
all night; throughout the night
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
representation; agency; proxy; proxy; agent; representative
writing on someone's behalf
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
monarch; sovereign; ruler; liege (lord)
power; authority; jurisdiction
discretion; judgement; judgment
right to decide; having say (in a decision)
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
meddling (in); butting in; interference; poking one's nose into
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
perfect; complete; flawless
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
crowd; community; group; herd; gathering; assembly
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity