variety show (e.g. on TV)
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
complete; whole; perfect; safe
simple work; repetitive job; unskilled work; menial work
heart pounding; chest tightening
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
to become good-looking; to start looking appropriate (for something)
to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)
fruit of a tree; nut; berry
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
don't finish what you're saying; stop what you're saying
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to try and draw someone out; to fish for information; (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them; to offer water before a grave
cobra twist; abdominal stretch
jumping to a wrong conclusion
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
degree of relative priority
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
curiosity; inquisitiveness
from the viewpoint of; according to
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
anyone and everyone; anybody at all
to behave violently; to commit violence; to use force
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
I'm not so sure; I can hardly say with any finality that ...
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
devotion to one's family; fondness for one's family
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
confidentially; privately; off the record
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)