significant; suggestive; insinuating; words or behaviour that hints at a deeper meaning
to do with enthusiasm; to be excited to do; to throw oneself into
preliminary step; first step
life story; personal narrative; story of one's life
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
prostrating oneself; kowtowing; going down on one's knees
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
passing (an exam); pass; success; meeting (specifications, standards, etc.); passing (inspection); qualification
unexpectedness; unpredictability; tendency to surprise; element of surprise
to find (after searching everywhere); to locate; to discover
calculated; premeditated; considered
great success; big hit; (hitting the) jackpot; big win; being right on the mark (of a prediction); being bang on
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
to insinuate; to satirize; to satirise; to take a dig at
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
grip; having all the cards needed to form a scoring combination in one's hand
influenced (by); under an influence
death from disease; death from illness
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
magic sword; cursed sword
often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to
in name but not in reality
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
I appreciate your efforts
to be lifted up (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to be raised; to be hoisted; to turn upward (esp. of eyes); to slant upward
to grant someone's request; to do a favour
to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth, etc.); to pry into; to examine closely; to dredge up
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
fear; dread; fright; willies
three times; thrice; third (interval)
to fling off; to throw off; to cast aside; to abandon; to throw to the winds
to glitter; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glisten; to gleam; to glint
deception; make-believe; fake; counterfeit; phony
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
expressing emotion; drawing facial expressions
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
as a rule; in general; in principle; basically; essentially; fundamentally
very easy; piece of cake; child's play; before breakfast
to part (from); to part company (with); to split (with); to break off relations (with)
while alive; during one's lifetime
with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...
to be impolite; to be discourteous
to be extremely polite; to show the utmost courtesy; to do everything required by etiquette
way (of doing things); method; style; school (of ikebana, tea ceremony, etc.); style; system
to flutter (e.g. a flag); to wave; to reverberate (e.g. thunder); to resound