clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to weigh (one thing against another); to compare (the relative merits of two options); (lit.) to weigh (something) on scales; to try to have it both ways; to play a double game; to have two strings to one's bow
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
since when; from when; how long
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
prajna (wisdom required to attain enlightenment); hannya; mask of a grinning, horned demoness (represents a woman's rage and jealousy); dreadful face (esp. of a woman driven mad by jealousy); terrifying facial expression
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to follow; to accompany; to serve; to work under; to obey
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
tactful; adroit; shrewd; clever; smart; affable
to be wavy; to be curled; to be frizzled
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (another's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
bodily build; degree of fleshiness
flashy; gaudy; wrapped in cheap flattery
seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
to be by far the best; to be much better; to excel; to be exceptional; to be prominent; to be outstanding
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to take upon oneself; to volunteer; to undertake; to offer (to do)
to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded
belief; faith; conviction
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
role of a villain (film, drama, etc.); bad-guy role; social outcast role
to wish to go well; to have good intentions
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...