to lecture; to read aloud; to devise (e.g. a strategy); to work out (e.g. a tactic); to confer; to hold conference (with)
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
to hang low (over; of clouds, fog, etc.); (arch.) to seclude oneself (behind a curtain, blinds, etc.)
old maid (game); living without one's mother-in-law
win; victory; beautiful scenery; scenic spot; counter for wins
loss; defeat; counter for losses
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
leaving someone behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
night stall; night shop; night fair
attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
virile; tough; masculine; sharp (features, look, etc.); fierce; dauntless
to prune; to trim; to reap (a crop) and put into storage; to harvest; to prune (a manuscript); to cut down
military adviser; military advisor
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
nodding; greeting (with eyes)
large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool
hard to please; difficult; particular; bad-tempered; in a bad mood; displeased
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
conviction based on flawed ideas; obstructive thought
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
single-minded; intent; determined; wholehearted; earnest; devoted (to)
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
grandfather; male senior-citizen
grip (of hand); grip strength
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
custom; general rule; convention; usually; generally; normally
madness; insanity; irregularity; deviation; fanaticism; fanatic
airsoft (war game using air guns firing plastic pellets); game of survival
massing (of troops); gathering
to bloom in profusion; to bloom wildly; to flower abundantly