at once; immediately; right now
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
arrangement; good offices; discretion; judgment; disposition
radiant smile; contented smile
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
fortunate person; lucky fellow; lucky dog
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
to run through (a crowd, gate, etc.); to sweep through (e.g. of news through a city); to run past (someone) from behind; to overtake
(school) grade; year; class; grade; kyu (junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
pork miso soup; miso soup with pork and vegetables
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to buy (stock, materials, etc.); to purchase; to lay in; to get; to obtain
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock)
strategy meeting; council of war
record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
to steal a glance (at); to look furtively (at); to take a peek (at)
synthesis; combination; general; combined; synthesis; colligation
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
(giving) instruction (esp. in the secrets of an art, discipline, etc.); initiation; teaching; passing on; imparting
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to gather in a circle; to form a circle
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
to accomplish something; to leave a mark; to make an impression; to build a track record
falling far short (of); being far behind; being far inferior (to); being no match (for)
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
attachment (to); tenacity of purpose
starting line (in a race); start line; starting point