(stabbing) through; (plunging) into
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
storehouse; warehouse; godown
solitude; loneliness; isolation
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
plate; illustration; figure
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
regular time; stated period
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
empty gun; gun loaded with blanks; firing a blank
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
real thing; original; actual
loading; charging; filling
to reveal one's true intentions; to show one's cards
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
gradations (on a ruler, thermometer, etc.); division; scale
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
steel frame; steel beam; steel girder
unevenness; bumpiness; roughness; imbalance; inequality; unevenness
central part; heart (of a city)
opening and shutting; opening and closing
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
nothing but; none other than
to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter