doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to say no more; to sink into silence
to blow through; to blow across
suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle
superficially polite but actually rude; rude under a veneer of politeness; courteous on the surface but insolent at heart
challenging (an unknown person); asking a person's identity
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
to shout; to cry (out); to yell; to scream; to clamour
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
fireball; ball of fire; will-o'-the-wisp; jack-o'-lantern
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
that's the way it is; such is life
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
to do for (the sake of someone else)
personality; character; individuality; personhood
undisputed; entirely; perfect
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion; metal wire with a prop animal (e.g. butterfly, bird) attached to the end; rod used to control the arm of a puppet (in bunraku)
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
in its entirety; whole; wholly
inexperienced person; novice; greenhorn; green hand
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to weave together; to interweave; to intermingle
various; diverse; different; divergent; divided; conflicting
to be helpful; to be useful
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
very likely; very probable
immediately; at once; instantly
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
hegemony; leadership; initiative
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
lateral direction; horizontal direction; transverse direction; landscape orientation
to jump up; to leap up; to fly up (into the sky); to soar up; to jump ahead; to skip ahead
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to come (home) to one; to click; to ring a bell; to appeal to one; to speak to one; to impress one
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency