hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
branch (of a river); tributary; branch; offshoot; something not mainstream
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
heir; inheritor; successor
head house (family); birthplace; originator
public works; public-works projects; public utilities
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
topic of discussion; agenda
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
to have an eye on; to zero in on
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
in good health; alive and well; going strong
slaves (lowest class in the ritsuryō system); bondservants; male and female servants; manservants and maids
lowly people (esp. as a caste); humble people
good citizens; law-abiding people
export; exportation; efferent
to be profitable; to yield a profit
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
discharge; outward flow; efflux; leak of (private) information or pictures
statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker
killing two birds with one stone
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
(period of) a year; during an era
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
swelling; enlargement; becoming fat; hypertrophy
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
filth (esp. excrement, feces, urine); muck; waste; garbage; dirt; dust
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
Chinese firebird; Chinese phoenix
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
guidance; lead; guide; primer; influence; connections
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to