desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
to finish; to end; to close
to laugh off (a rumor, worries, etc.); to laugh away
long ago; a long time ago; already
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
dealing with; coping with
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
coughing; hacking cough; thundering; drumming
slight cold; bit of a cold; touch of a cold; lingering cold
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
occurring in succession; doing in succession; firing in rapid succession; volley of shots; volley (of questions, abuse, etc.); stream
now that; since; so long as; because
inconsiderate; unkind; cruel; thoughtless; unthinking; mindless
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
spiced sake (served at New Year's)
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; in a mumble; in a murmur
to stop; to halt; to have (someone) stay; to put up (a guest); to fasten; to pin
diamond; diamond; infield; diamonds (suit)
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
in succession; one after another
3rd day of the month; three days
to show up; to appear; to turn up
even though; despite; when
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
Western paper; paper manufactured in the Western manner
teacher's desk; teacher's lectern
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to peel; to skin; to pare; to bare (teeth, fangs); to open wide (eyes)