forward inclination (of the body); bending forward; anteversion
quick-witted; bright; rapid thinking
non-stop talking; speaking indiscreetly; chattering; thin; flimsy
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
recovery; rescue; recapture
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
petty underling; small fry
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
thousand years; very long period; forever
small; tiny; (lit.) size of a palm
kudzu (Pueraria montana); Japanese arrowroot; Chinese moonseed (Sinomenium acutum)
what time; (lit.) which hour
to turn over (in one's sleep); to toss and turn (in bed); to change sides; to double-cross; to betray
wall iris; roof iris; Iris tectorum; fleur-de-lis
behavior; behaviour; deportment
to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty
mixing; blending; adding; adulteration
warning; admonition; lesson or a phrase that teaches you not to do something
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
to control; to command; to get the better of
to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)
tree (e.g. Christmas); tree structure; tree diagram
father and mother; parents
golden and shiny; gaudy; gaudily decorated; brand spanking new; new and shiny
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be reverent; to be purified
supervised; under surveillance
centre of attention; center of attention
to have authority over; to exercise one's authority (over); to glare; to scowl at; to glower at
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
pastor; minister; clergyman; reverend
how others look at you; what others think about you
to fasten one's eye on (a person); to stare at
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say