to warm (up); to heat (up); to sit on (an idea, plan, etc.); to keep to oneself; to renew (an old friendship); to take for oneself
bottom of the ocean; seafloor; seabed; undersea; submarine
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
to concentrate; to focus on; to devote; to stiffen; to become tense
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
killing time; staving off boredom
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
creeping (of an insect, etc.); crawling; restlessly; fidgeting; hesitantly; slowly
to be generally accepted; to be acknowledged by oneself and others
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
house where the family is out
former (incumbent); predecessor
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
several minutes; a few minutes
trick; plot device; mystery-fiction trope
paper bag for putting a present in
kamidana; household shrine; home shrine
blackmail; extortion; threat (to extort money)
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
aristocrat; nobleman; dignitary; person of high rank
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
recapture; retaking; recovery; taking back
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
traditional; customary; conventional
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
feeling good; feeling pleasant
dignity; quality; grace; panache; level
to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate