direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
to be perturbed; to be agitated
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered
one day; (on) a certain day
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily
totally at a loss; lose one's bearings; in a maze; in a fog; all at sea; up in the air
quizzical; puzzled; inquisitive; suspicious; doubtful
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
fourth day of the month; four days
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
stupefaction; stupor; unconsciousness; confusion
as it is bound to (happen); following the natural course; though possible as it may be
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; eternal life and prosperity
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
(period of) a year; during an era
to care for someone; to look after someone
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
deficit; shortage; loss; being partially broken; being partially missing; being partially removed
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
to make someone drink; to force someone to drink; to serve (alcohol); to treat someone (to drinks); to be drinkable (esp. of alcohol); to be palatable