show; performance; act; entertainment industry; show business
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
training; education; development; cultivation
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)
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
to startle; to surprise; to astonish; (lit.) to make (someone) say "oh!"
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
penetrating eyes; insightfulness
discerning (quick) eye; keen insight
inborn; innate; inherent; a priori
to be responsive; to show immediate results
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
double-dealing; double tongue; going back on what one has said; repeating oneself
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
somehow; without knowing (it); unconsciously; unthinkingly
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to put to sleep; to lay (something) on its side
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
already finished (action); already accomplished; committed (crime; as opposed to attempted); perpetrated; consummated
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
name; given name; first name
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
scrutiny; digging into; excavation; inquiry into; enquiry into; prying
opening performance; opening act; curtain raiser; minor performer; minor storyteller; subordinate part
time; hour; period; class