to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
boy; son; baby boy; young man
to end without incident; to not turn into something serious
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid; delinquency; misconduct
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
harmless (remark, topic, etc.); inoffensive; safe; bland; neutral (attitude); noncommittal (reply)
severe; strict; tough; hard
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
true character; real nature
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to be among the top five; to be one of the five best
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
disclosure; exposure; revelation
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
reversal; return; return gift; return favour; barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
to (go into a) sulk; to get cranky; to get cross; to become perverse
to take advantage of; to impose on; to exploit; to enter (an item in a ledger); to make an entry (in an account book)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of; (lit.) to drive in a nail
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
questions and answers; dialogue
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
exemplar; model; example; pattern
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
way of talking; speaking style
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving unattended; neglecting; abandoning
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice