refined; genteel; graceful; decent
sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
to close (one's eyes); to shut
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
direct control; direct supervision
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
feel (of something); touch; texture; feeling; impression
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
comfort; consolation; diversion
in its entirety; whole; wholly
ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
divine protection; divine blessing; blessed; fortunate; monetary offering (to a temple or shrine); form of Edo-period business tax
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
that is to say; so that means
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to run up to; to rush over
action; operation; process; agency; effect; function
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
failure (i.e. an unsuccessful work); flop; dud; bomb
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
way; method; means; resource; course
way; method; means; (technical) specification
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
to torment; to torture; to afflict; to harrow
if you clear your mind of all worldly thoughts, even fire will feel cool
clearing one's mind of all worldly thoughts
to heat; to heat up; to get excited; to get worked up; to get fired up
proposal; proposition; suggestion
suddenly; all of a sudden; quickly; emphatically; energetically
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
defeating in an instant; instant kill
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
extra effort; one small touch; small twist
story; tale; talk; discussion
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of