having serious consequences; costing dearly; cannot get away with it; for free; for nothing; easily
sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
minutely; in detail; with particular attention
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
counter for waves (of a repeated occurrence)
to ask; to enquire; to query
trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
master; teacher; stable master
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
highish; somewhat high; on the high side; somewhat expensive; comparatively expensive; on the expensive side
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue
single word; a few words; brief comment
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
one's physical safety; personal security
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
centralized authoritarian rule; centralised authoritarian rule
order; system; the establishment; (ruling) regime; structural plan; body plan
monarch; sovereign; ruler; liege (lord)
to intertwine; to become entangled; to get tangled (together); to become intertwined (of matters, interests, etc.); to become connected; to become linked
balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to conclude; to decide; to determine; to judge
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
to do (something negative); to make (a blunder); to commit (an error); to eat (up); to drink
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address; first tone (in Chinese); level tone
lifesaver; person who saved one's life
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
reward; prize; treat; delight; small joy