influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
pipe; tube; (tobacco) pipe; cigarette holder; go-between; intermediary
(formal) meeting with a view to marriage; interview with a prospective spouse; correspondence; balance; miai; two different options such that if one player takes one, the other player can take the other
ups and downs; bobbing up and down; rising and falling; ebbing and flowing
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
other party; opposite party; opposing team; one's opponent; one's adversary
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
question of where responsibility lies; issue of where liability lies; question of who is responsible
additional fee; extra charge
perishable food; perishables
trouble; difficulty; failure (of an engine, machine, computer, etc.); breakdown; (medical) condition; disorder
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied (e.g. physics, linguistics, research)
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
perfect; complete; flawless
individual; one by one; separate; each
somewhat strong; fairly strong; fairly firm
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
fine wrinkles; crow's feet
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)
southern part; the south (of a region)
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
size; dimension; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
to face on; to look out on to
southern tip; southern end; southernmost part
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
leading; prominent; eminent; counting on one's fingers
maritime transport; shipping