just past noon; afternoon
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
hum; meditation; painstaking elaboration on one's poem; groaning in distress
thought; consideration; thinking
urgent business; pressing need; imperative
prompt; immediate; in real time
one person; another name; nickname; alias
multiplying by one; original amount; (even) more; double; twice (as much)
guidance; leadership; leading the way
to assail the nostrils (smell); to go nose-to-nose (with someone)
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
to be scattered; to straggle; to be found here and there
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
rough (touch, voice, etc.); coarse; gritty; rattling (of beans, beads, etc.)
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
villain; outlaw; assassin
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
to hide; to conceal oneself
one lump; one body; one group
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal
to take flight; to disappear
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
earless seal (Phocidae); true seal; seal
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
characteristic (of); peculiar (to); inherent (in); eigen-
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
great stature; large build
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
formidable person; shrewd person; certain person (e.g. whose name cannot be disclosed); someone; (arch.) that sort of person; (arch.) that kind of person
one's own potential; real ability; one's own strength