hungrily; voraciously; ravenously; greedily; avariciously; eagerly
you (primarily used by men in letters to their equals or inferiors)
preface; introduction; preamble
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
authority; power; influence; (an) authority (on); expert
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
to deprecate oneself and praise the listener; to abase oneself
to catch off guard; to catch unprepared
you; (arch.) your residence
noble (birth); royal; august; exalted; high-born; of high rank
that's not a nice thing to say; that's not a nice way of putting it; there was no need to say that
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
well; in good health; safe; free from accident
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
considerable; formidable; tremendous; really something else; exceptional; impressive
lining; backing; backing up (e.g. a theory); support; bolstering
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
trickery; wiles; finesse; Machiavellism
to whirl; to eddy; to swirl; to whirl around (of feelings, thoughts, etc.); to swirl around; to surge
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
crime of conscience; premeditated crime; act carried out while knowing that it should not be
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
lawfulness; propriety; reasonableness; appropriateness; legality; legitimacy
something thrown in (with a purchase); something extra; (giving a) discount; price reduction; addition; embellishment (e.g. to a story)
persistent; obstinate; stubborn; pigheaded
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old acquaintance; old friend; (a) regular
reinforcement; strengthening
to fill in a hole; to plug a gap (money, personnel, etc.); to make up for a deficiency; to cover a deficit
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool
smart (clothing, etc.); stylish; slim; slender; skilful; slick