or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
portion; part; snapshot; glimpse
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
administration; government; administrator; governor
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
the aforementioned; the said; (man, incident, etc.) in question; the usual
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
near oneself; close to one; familiar
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
question; inquiry; enquiry
to shake one's head (in denial)
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
family; relatives; dependents; household
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
season; the times; opportunity; occasion