to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
one's first campaign; one's first battle
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
since one was born; in one's (entire) life; in all one's life
single-pronged vajra; tokko; dokko; cloth of a tokko pattern
to laugh off (a rumor, worries, etc.); to laugh away
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
as expected; as predicted
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
you could say that; that might be so
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
they; those guys; those fellows
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
experienced person; person who has had a particular experience
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
real intention; true motive; true meaning
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
having an aptitude (for); having a talent (for)
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
pilot light; spark; live coals (for firelighting)
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all
darkish; dusky; dark; murky
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
lacking in some desired property (size, usefulness, etc.)
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
to not make good use of (e.g. advice); to disregard; to treat as useless; to treat with disdain
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind