variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
intelligence; intellect; brains
mediation; agency; agent; mediator; middleman; go-between
influential person; man of importance
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
long (time that has passed); old (story)
leader; authority; mainstay
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
for work; in a manner related to work
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to settle down (and deal with something); to concentrate all one's energy (on something); to settle oneself (in a place); to settle down (somewhere); to take a solid stance; to lower one's center of gravity (centre)
every evening; every night
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
for a while; for some time; for a period
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
to have a talk; to tell a story
to be suspected without cause
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
rising from a crouch to charge; initial charge; face-off
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
various foreign countries; several foreign countries
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
happy event; auspicious event; matter for congratulation
story; tale; talk; discussion
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
danger; peril; hazard; risk
uniform management; uniform control; to control centrally; to manage centrally; to consolidate
simply; merely; only; solely
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
that's a different matter; that's a different story
transcendence; transcendency; transcendental; to transcend; to rise above
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering