to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
fault; defect; minor; 5-point card; short
huh; I'll be damned; well!
how; in what way; by what means
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to be dizzy; to feel faint; to feel giddy
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
dying in vain; useless death; meaningless death
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; indeed; really
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
kind; tender-hearted; compassionate
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time
extreme foolishness; grave stupidity; big fool; damn idiot; utter fool
corporate drone; corporate slave
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
making a living; getting on in the world; subsistence
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
worldly wisdom; secret of success in life
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme