baron; Irish cobbler (variety of potato)
military exploits; military feats; military achievements; distinguished military service
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
to be transparent; to show through
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
truancy; absence without leave
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
mediator; peacemaker; troubleshooter; manager
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
thoughtless; reckless; seldom; rare; ordinary; usual
of great promise; with a promising future
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
king of the hill; king of the castle; king of the mountain
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to lose one's temper; to throw a tantrum
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
feigning ignorance; acting dumb
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
if you do this; if this is the case
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
to trouble; to bother; to annoy
personal; individual; private
being beaten by one's opponent's persistence; being outlasted; running out of patience; giving in; succumbing (to)