absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
stirring; slight movement
(parasitic) host; landlord; innkeeper
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
impostor; imposter; pretender; liar
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
deficit; shortage; loss; being partially broken; being partially missing; being partially removed
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
strength; power; proficiency; ability
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
underground; unconventional; radical; shady
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
leather strap binding the plates of traditional Japanese armor (armour)
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
foreign enemy; outside invader
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
(committing, resorting to) an act of violence
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
to entrust; to send (a message, etc.)
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to be jealous; to be envious
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
moment; brief space of time
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
chance (of success); odds
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at