mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) temporary residence
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
transcendence; transcendency
dancing; dance; iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance; eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving; soft spot (in the skull of an infant)
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
natural; inborn; innate; inherent; characteristic
expert; skilled hand; person of experience
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
manners; etiquette; polite behaviour
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
perfect; complete; flawless
another; different; something else
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
to (go and) do; to make (a blunder, mess, etc.); to perpetrate; to achieve; to accomplish; to pull off
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
intelligence operative; spy
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
personal (employee); employed; retained
to be lured; to be tempted; to go along with someone's suggestion; to be talked into doing
difference in social standing; difference in social position
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
love affair; love relationship
hundred million; 100,000,000; 10^8
solely; entirely; only; sharing; together
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
regulation; adjustment; control
at the present time; as of now; at this time
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
assuming that ...; supposing that ...
overestimation; overrating; overvaluing
to proceed with things; to carry out; to do
experienced; already had an experience (with something)
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game