to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
resourcefulness; ability (esp. to earn a living); dependability; reliability
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
love triangle; eternal triangle
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
coexistence; living together
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
clop clop; rumble rumble; sound of something being boiled
front entrance; front door
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
father; dad; husband; you; he
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity
briskly with small steps; trotting
understood; I see; OK; present; here
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
national costume; (in) native dress
to be prominent; to be conspicuous
modulation (of voice); variation; variety; liveliness (e.g. of writing style)
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
ten; 10; ten years of age
private seal; personal seal; unregistered seal; informal seal; signet
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
secrecy; highly classified information
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
octagon; star anise (Illicium verum); sailfin poacher (Podothecus sachi)