manager; controller; chief treasurer; boss (of a gambling den)
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
mediation; agency; agent; mediator; middleman; go-between
to have a lot of influence (in); to have clout (with); to be influential; to have contacts (in)
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
to leave undyed; to dye partly (leaving some base colour); to heavily and completely dye; to dye fast
foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); different person
pup; puppy; whelp; damn dog; mutt
purple lightning; flash; swordflash
to hit each other; to exchange blows; to fight
four times; four-colour process printing; CMYK printing
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
to give; to do (something) for
sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve; vicinity (esp. of a bridge); approach; foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
wakizashi; short sword worn by samurai
to fight each other; to clash
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
carelessness; careless mistake; blunder; wetting oneself; soiling oneself
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
low birth; humble origin; lowly; base; vulgar
eye; eyes; sight; vision; looking
soiling; polluting; shame; disgrace; chopped fish, shellfish or vegetables, dressed with (miso or other) sauce
stormy and full of drama; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes
(teacher's) platform; podium; dais
rear right (corner, etc.); on the right and at the end; right-hand side and at the back
on the occasion of; at the time of
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
Son of God; Jesus Christ; child of an emperor
resemblance; similarity; likeness; analogy
festival; feast; carnival; matsuri
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
to cross the ocean (i.e. to go to or come from overseas)
visitor from afar; joy-bringing spirit from the divine realms
perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem
thin arm; slender arm; slender means; meager ability to earn a living
narrow; cramped; tight; fussy; narrow-minded