to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
at least; at most; (even) just
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
real intention; true motive; true meaning
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
near oneself; close to one; familiar
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
intuition; instinct; hunch
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
to run out; to rush out; to start running; to begin to run; to break into a run
punishment (of children); spanking; smacking; criminal punishment (esp. execution; Edo period)
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
cry (of an animal); call; chirp; song; caw; roar
being painfully true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
silence; stillness; quietness
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing; one's work
complete darkness; total darkness; pitch darkness
as expected; as predicted
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
to push aside; to push one's way through
step; stride; counter for steps
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
in the confusion of the moment; taking advantage of the confused state of affairs
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged