to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
dealing with; coping with
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
stealthily; secretly; in secret
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
guard; sentinel; garrison
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
your will; your pleasure; your wish; certainly; as you say; you are quite right
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
red-light district; prostitution quarter; geisha quarter
to see (someone) off; to escort; to watch (someone or something) go out of sight; to follow with one's eyes; to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by; to let pass; to postpone
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to dance; to perform a dance
(understanding or appreciation of) culture; (one's) education; cultivation; sophistication; refinement
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else