body; physical system; (the) person
spring; spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
to bend; to warp; to lose heart
to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire
smoke screen; dazzler; camouflage; deceptive means; magic; witchcraft
to laugh mockingly; to smile with contempt; to jeer; to sneer
to flare up; to burst into flames
to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
scene; sight; scenario; setting
boy; bellboy; porter; waiter
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
to conceal (oneself); to hide; to abscond; to deceive; to dissemble; to fool
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
decision; settlement; definition
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
way (of doing things); method; style; school (e.g. of poetry)
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to strain or exert oneself; to go all out
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
to be embarrassed; to lose face
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
to yield; to give way to; to make way for
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
full portrait; whole aspect; full story
short sleeved kimono (worn as an undergarment during the Heian period); padded silk garment