to get information out of a person; to begin listening
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
spoiler; revealing important plot points of a story; spoiling a story
interest (in something); enthusiasm
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
long and large; tall and large; grand; huge
single; simple; sole; individual; unitary
range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)
independently; individually; separately; alone; singlehanded; unassisted
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
mental; mental health; mental state; mental resolve
feeling keenly; fully realizing
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
loitering; hanging around; wandering around
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
being about to cry; the verge of tears
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
cool or attractive expression (when posing for a photo)
speech and conduct; words and deeds
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
half-crying; being on the verge of crying
deduction; subtraction; balance; ebb and flow; rise and fall
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills
frightening; scary; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) exaggerated; (arch.) huge
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
badness; evilness; bad; evil
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)