with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
keeping silent; saying nothing at all
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
pool for soaking seed rice before planting
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to lie down; to throw oneself down
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
look who's talking; you're one to talk; you can talk
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
to keep; to put aside (for somebody); to keep possession (usu. the ball in sports); quipu; quippu
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
follower; attendant; valet; servant
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
to listen again; to ask again
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
to lie on one's back with legs outstretched; to recline; to get cocky; to be arrogant
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
(not) merely; (not) simply
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
opposite side; opposition
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick