close associate; close aide; brains-truster
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
fight; scuffle; walking about; walking around; conducting oneself; stroll (in noh, an action piece involving circling the stage)
monologue; soliloquy; German (language)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
proposal; offer; request; application
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
keema; Indian spiced minced meat
unanticipated; unexpected
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
important post; important office; key position
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
fondness for women; woman admirer; lustful man; being attractive to women; being a lady-killer
flamboyant; extravagant; showy; attention-seeking
gem; jewel; precious stone
enthusiast; mania; enthusiasm
one theory (opinion); another theory (opinion)
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
kindness; intimacy; friendship
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate
close; intimate; on good terms
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
enemy movements; enemy's position