article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
(written) work; book; writings
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
beating time with one's hands; clapping to the beat; making a careless move (in go, shogi, etc.); responding to an opponent's move without proper thought
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
round; spherical; globe type; lens shape
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
nine-tailed fox; old, golden-furred fox with nine tails and shapeshifting powers used to fool humans; orig. a Chinese mystical beast whose appearance was considered auspicious
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
noble; high and noble; noble (character); refined; precious; expensive
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
tail (of an animal); cauda; tail (of a kite, etc.); tail end; tail (of a comet); slope at the foot of a mountain
that is not supposed to ...; that ought not to ...; that should never ...; that cannot possibly ...
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
verbalization; putting into words
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
renewal; update; replacement; renovation; breaking (a record)
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
pitiful; pathetic; painful (to look at)
inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
being too late; losing one's final chance
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
decisive game; important bout; crucial match
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
setting a question (for an exam, quiz, etc.); setting a theme (for composition of poetry)
to steal a glance (at); to look furtively (at); to take a peek (at)
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity