order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
harmless to humans and animals; having no influence; unimportant; insignificant
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
perfect; complete; flawless
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
ten-year-old; ten year old
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
aria; singing; chanting; reciting (e.g. a spell)
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
scoundrel; rascal; villain
craft brings nothing home; (lit.) the crafty schemer drowns in his own scheme
the situation reverses itself; the table is turned; the shoe is on the other foot
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
not budging an inch; to stand one's ground
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
accurate; precise; exact; appropriate; apt; right
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
protuberance; bulge; protrusion; rise; uplift; upheaval
moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement; progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); progression (e.g. chord progression)
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate