substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
honest; trustworthy; upright; sincere
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
(how) many times; (how) often
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
dim-witted; airheaded; bird-brained; dim; dullard; blockheaded
double; twice (as much); twofold
younger people; future generations
these days; now; recently
beyond that point; after that
progress; advance; improvement; development
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
just then; at that time; right then; appropriate moment
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
sravaka (disciple of Buddha); adherent of Hinayana Buddhism
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
bad smell; affectation; fulsomeness
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
mirin; type of sweet rice wine used in cooking
to parch; to roast; to broil; to scorch
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
manufacturing method; recipe; formula
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
excellent; very good; exultant; elated
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
relocation of the capital; transfer of the capital
wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)