an instant; a split second; no time at all; (lit.) time of an "ah!"
luxurious and gorgeous; splendid; dazzling; magnificent
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
sharp-eared; have sharp ears; picks things up fast
at the height of one's power or influence; at the peak of one's popularity
living by oneself; living alone
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
PR brochure; public relations magazine
malice; ill will; bad air; noxious vapour; miasma
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
devotion; attachment; obsession; infatuation; (romantic) obsession
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
taking no notice of; paying no attention to
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
care; precaution; guarding; caution
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
information; making a report (to a superior)
to be greatly obliged; to be very sorry
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to cut (someone) down; to slay
to take one's leave; to excuse oneself; to resign (from); to step down; to decline; to turn down
feigned; pretending (not to know)
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
courtesy call; going around to say hello (or goodbye) to everybody; making the rounds
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
meritorious deed; services
movements; bearing; deportment; farewell dinner (given by someone about to leave on a trip)
hard to figure out; elusive; slippery; vague; subtle
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish
to be worn down; to wear away; to wear out; to dwindle; to be reduced
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
to be sorry; to beg someone's pardon; to be much obliged; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be greatly impressed
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
rule; reign; government; governing