cheerful; bright; clear; clean; honest
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
boastful speech; bragging
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
indirection; indirectness
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
stupidity; silliness; asininity; imbecility; dim-wittedness
people close to the head man
making the numbers balance; fixing the numbers; number-juggling; making up the numbers (e.g. to form a majority)
wiles; trick; artifice; lover (male) (esp. of a prostitute)
puppeteer; puppet player; wirepuller; string-puller; man behind the scenes
to sniff out; to get wind of
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
completely satisfied; as pleased as can be
the four arithmetical operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division)
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
(television) reception; receiving (a picture)
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
ring; band; ring; circum-
elm bark clothes traditionally worn by the Ainu; elm bark textile
the Emperor; His Majesty; the government; the authorities; proprietress; hostess
before or since; neither before nor after; no other time in one's life; stressing a particular moment or event as being unique or most extreme
masterwork; masterpiece; crowning work; one's magnum opus; work of the highest quality
beyond oneself; beyond one's ability; exceeding one's power
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret