spy; agent provocateur; covert operative; maker; builder; constructor
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
Iron Lady (orig. nickname for Margaret Thatcher)
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
model; (good) example; exemplar; model handwriting; model drawing; copybook
grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; onigiri
to use as an intermediary; to worry; to mind; to care
if I had to say; if pressed (to answer); if I must choose; if I had to choose
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
isolated and helpless; alone and unassisted
very young; childish; immature
beyond imagination; unimaginable
smell (esp. a good smell); fragrance; scent; aroma; perfume
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to win; to achieve; to gain; to obtain; to secure
to undergo many hardships; to taste the bitters of life
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
vindication of honour; vindication of honor; making up for loss; revenge
while; on the same occasion; at the same time; along with
amusement; fun; brief entertainment
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
cold water; cold sake; cold; cool
nunchaku (two linked fighting sticks); nunchucks
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
business; trade; operations; sales
pressing; stamping; press (machine); the press; news media; military press (weight lifting)
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
right of access; access permission; access right
sense of loss; feeling of loss
naturally; not surprisingly; it should be appreciated that; understandably; as a matter of course; as is obvious
fruit; nut; berry; fruits; profit
charm; incantation; spell; code that is not (yet) necessary to understand; required boilerplate code
may (it) be so; please let (it) happen
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
encircled flower seal (equiv. of a gold star awarded to children for good work at school)
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
charm; incantation; spell; curse
to eat greedily; to devour; to wolf down; to gobble up