friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
friendly; easy to get on with; easy to talk to; easy to like
head; chief; leader; the greatest (of all the ...)
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
second generation; second; junior
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
concealment (esp. of wrongdoings or criminals); sheltering; harboring
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade
to shut in; to confine (in); to seal in; to contain; to suppress; to restrain
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
to cover fully; to wrap around
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
literature; books (reference); document
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
training range; training grounds; training area
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms
to speak; to hear a voice
inside; interior; inner part
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
natural features; topography; climate; spiritual features