idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)
to be hesitant; to feel timid
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
solicitude; consideration; concern; (excessive) kindness
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
don't you think?; indicates question
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
flawless; absolute perfection
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
that is to say; so that means
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
that goes without saying but also ...; not only that but ...
treatment (of a person); dealing with
long-awaited; much-awaited
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation