technique; art; skill; move
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
hearsay; rumor; grapevine
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
I see; that's right; indeed
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
shakuhachi; end-blown fippleless bamboo flute; blow job; fellatio
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
to cut down; to chop down; to fell
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
to put on airs; to assume importance; to be self-important; to be pretentious; to be pompous; to stand on one's dignity
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
trade; business; occupation; profession; job
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
hostility; antagonism; opposition
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
(piece of) rope; ordinary method
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to fall for (someone's smooth talk); to be taken in (by honeyed words)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
way; method; means; resource; course
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
invisibly; secretly; privately
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)