fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
palm; open hand; playing on equal terms; lack of handicap
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
separate case; another matter
because of; owing to; due to
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
influential person; man of importance
to have a lot of influence (in); to have clout (with); to be influential; to have contacts (in)
mediation; good offices; influential person; person of influence; (arch.) eloquence; (arch.) eloquent person
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
godsend; lifesaver; timely offer; windfall
to govern; to manage; to subdue
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
(present) head of a family
establishing; founding; setting up; organizing; establishment
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on
philanthropic work; charitable enterprise
to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
giving someone a ride on one's shoulders; shoulder wheel (judo)
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
several; various; divergent; conflicting; different; diverse
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
(together) with; -wide; including
to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
one way or the other; either way