becoming a pupil (of); becoming a disciple; introduction (to); primer; entering through a gate
head of a family; patriarch; matriarch
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
audience (with someone of high standing)
(political) power; authority; influence
study; library; den; home office; reading room
carelessness; careless mistake; blunder; wetting oneself; soiling oneself
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
virile; tough; masculine; sharp (features, look, etc.); fierce; dauntless
movements; bearing; deportment; carriage; behavior; behaviour
chances of winning (a bet); odds
it's been a long time; long time no see
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
corner; section; one horn; pillar (of a group, system, etc.); member (of an organization, etc.); first corner
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
steel; sword steel; sword
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
entrance; entering; admission; admittance
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to become related (through marriage, adoption, etc.); to form a connection (with Buddha)
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
infancy; childhood; tender age
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
head; chief; leader; the greatest (of all the ...)
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
one's descendants; one's offspring; posterity
certainly; absolutely; (not even) a little bit; diligently
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)