master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting
hiding at all costs; desperate cover-up; doing one's best to keep (something) secret
destination; place one stays during a trip
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
(one's) gaze; line of sight; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (to obscure their identity); eye censor bar
dice roll with the desired result; lucky throw of the dice; good luck; stroke of luck; hoped-for result
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
quotient; business; merchant; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (of China; approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
to become attached; to begin to love
to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to run through (a crowd, gate, etc.); to sweep through (e.g. of news through a city); to run past (someone) from behind; to overtake
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
to be by far the best; to be much better; to excel; to be exceptional; to be prominent; to be outstanding
moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative; sente; move that forces a response from the opponent, allowing the player to retain the initiative
(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
idle thoughts; worldly thoughts
working overtime; detention; being kept in (e.g. after school)
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
sub; substitute; reserve; sub-
speaker; lecturer; lecturer (at a university or college); instructor; part-time teacher; tutor (at a cram school)
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
poplar (esp. Lombardy poplar, Populus nigra var. italica)
zazen (seated Zen meditation, usu. in a cross-legged position)
to bring to naught; to bring to nought; to abuse (esp. another's kindness); to empty; to clear