to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
guidance; leadership; leading the way
sudden turn; sudden change; (suddenly occurring) accident; emergency
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
it's precisely for that reason that ...; which is precisely why ...
quiet; still; surreptitious
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
to know; to be aware (of); to be acquainted (with); to think; to consider; to believe
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
something small; something petty; trifle
polite; respectful; reverent
to interrupt (a story, etc.); to bend at the waist
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
to fall into disgrace with; to incur someone's displeasure
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
longing; yearning; aspiration; adoration
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
interior; inside; internal
to dominate (usu. one's husband)
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man
war situation; progress of a battle
relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting
to show up; to appear; to turn up
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
substantiation; materialization; materialisation; (specific to object language classes) instantiation
little power; little influence; (one's) poor ability; limited ability; what little one can do
to shuffle (on one's bottom or knees); to crawl; to shift position (of an object)
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)