to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
long-lasting; long-wearing; wears well; nagamochi; large oblong chest (for clothing, personal effects, etc.)
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
forcing; enforcement; forced; enforced
preface; introduction; preamble
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
objection; dissent; protest
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
stimulating; exciting; provocative
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
being orientated (towards); pointing (towards); directional (e.g. microphone); -oriented
to have the privilege of doing
to misread; to read wrongly; to misinterpret
example; illustration; precedent
good prospects; full of hope; promising
student (esp. a university student)
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
professor; teaching; instruction
to take a breather; to take a rest; to take a break
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
(power of) understanding; comprehensive faculty
terse; concise; simple and clear
focus of one's attention; what one is looking for; point of view; viewpoint
difference; discrepancy; variation
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
young man; young woman; young people; young employee; young manservant; young follower
expressive power; inventiveness; creative power
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
ingenuity; inventiveness; creative originality
reveal of how a trick is done; disclosure of a secret (cause, source, etc.); exposure; explanation
simply; merely; only; solely