letter; missive; note; mail
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
staying somewhere else (overnight); spending the night away (e.g. from home); going home (e.g. from hospital) for the night; sleepover
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
to drop; to let fall; to omit
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
control; check; restraint; inhibition
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
to spit out; to eject; to dump
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
by means of; due to; because of; according to
defeating in an instant; instant kill
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
rear gate (esp. of castle); back entrance; one who arrests; force attacking the rear of a castle; (opponent's) weak point
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for