operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to decline (of morals, character, etc.); to become vulgar (e.g. of a conversation); to stoop (to); to be ruined; to go under; to fall (into hell)
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
destination (one is heading towards); goal
to become familiar with; to get used to; to become accustomed to; to come to fit; to go (well) with; to suit
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
your daughter; young woman
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (voice); fluent (speech); eloquent
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
return (to); revolution; recurrence; regression
to be wet (with tears); to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
persuasion by tears; using tears to get one's way; sob story
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
appeal (e.g. for peace); plea; appeal (of something); attractiveness; appeal (to the referee); emphasizing
suddenly; in a flash; quickly; conspicuously; prominently; showily
openly; in public; without caring what others think
to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around