reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
another's eyes; other people's eyes; casual observer
instruction; direction; briefing
to despise; to disdain; to scorn; to hold in contempt; to look down on
subconsciousness; subconscious (awareness)
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
wet nurse; nursing mother
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
gold or silver lacquer; lacquer decoration sprinkled with metal powder
scattered animal feed; ground bait
ban-sugoroku board (usu. wooden); sugoroku board
clatter; clank; rattling; capsule toy vending machine
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
can do nothing but (do); cannot help (doing) something
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
young master; son of a high-ranking person
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
to pick up; to find; to gather
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant