manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
familiarity; intimacy; acquaintance
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
simply; merely; only; solely
from behind the scenes (cheer, pray, etc. for someone); from the sidelines; from a distance; secretly; in secret
in turns; in series; in order; by rotation
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
management (of a house, store, etc.); administration; cutting up and serving food; cut and fill (e.g. earthwork)
recommendation; endorsement
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
out of office; out of power; in opposition; unaffiliated (e.g. researcher, scientist); in private practice
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
to dish up; to arrange (food) on a plate
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
to impress; to move one's heart; to touch (a person's heart)
you could say that; that might be so
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
rights and interests (esp. those a country holds abroad)
lending (money, commodities, etc.); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
good offices; kind offices; services; mediation; intercession; conciliation
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve