from what (I've) seen; given that ...
to read and understand; to interpret (e.g. a difficult text); to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
casually; nonchalantly; easily; without difficulty; as if nothing had happened
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
opaque; obscure; opacity; obscurity; unclear; unpredictable
to make a blunder; to bungle; to mess up; to make a foolish mistake
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
church music; sacred music
cooperation; collaboration; association; community; communal use; common possession
(small) stone; rock; pebble
grey moustache; gray mustache; white beard
it is I who should say so
to pray that one avoids disaster or illness; to pray for harm or death to come upon someone; to curse; to charm; to conjure; (arch.) to treat illness (with a prayer)
to get used to; to become accustomed to; to be at home (on the stage)
weather; fair weather; fine weather
sacred wine; sacred sake; sake offered to the gods
to relax; to make oneself comfortable
moonrise; rise of the Moon
to meet fortuitously; to meet by chance; to happen across
to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance
to be enigmatic; to be puzzling; to be wrapped in mystery
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
as planned; according to plan
at this point; at this last moment; this late in the game
seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate
height of; middle of; full bloom
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
to push up (one's hair) with one's fingers; to comb up; to smooth back (a wisp of hair)
forced repatriation; deportation
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
to be exhausted; to be tired out; to be worn out; to be discouraged; to lose heart; to give in
to take precautions; to set a guard against attack