to get information; to find out; to get wind of
ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave
to express sudden recognition and being impressed; (lit.) to slap one's knee
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
first thing after rising; as soon as getting up
audience (with a person of high standing); eye-level
unwillingly; reluctantly; against one's will
hostility; antagonism; opposition
conversion; shift; about-face; switch
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
verbal message; word (from someone)
(oral) message; declaration; hearsay; rumour; rumor
required; needed; necessary
to slip out; to steal out; to excel; to stand out
trust; confidence; credence
to shave off (esp. concrete); to take a percentage; to take a cut
stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
to rank with; to rank among
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
Benten (goddess of arts and wisdom)
dear me; I mean; or rather
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; swinging
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
young master; young gentleman
tenant (esp. in contrast to a landlord); renter
five most important temples of a region
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
to stop walking; to pause
reconciliation; peace; rapprochement