circuitous; roundabout; indirect
trembling slightly; quivering softly; swaying gently; softly; springy
ruby; ruby character; small hiragana or katakana readings of kanji usually above or to the side of the kanji (esp. used by printers and in ref. to printed material); Ruby (programming language)
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
ingenious idea; excellent plan; bright idea
utterly (unknown; esp. of someone's whereabouts); completely; (no information) whatsoever; at all
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
to slide into; to slip into
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
innermost depths of one's heart
to grow cold; to get chilly; to cool down
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
taking a straight look at something; looking someone in the eyes
charm; incantation; spell; curse
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
to rock; to shake; to swing
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
nonexistent; unreal; imaginary; spurious
red-banded sand wasp; deer
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
certainly; absolutely; (not even) a little bit; diligently; dreams
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
unexpectedly; surprisingly
good; goodness; right; virtue
helping hand; help; support; aid
to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
stale; hackneyed; clichéd