unselfish; disinterested; unavaricious; free of avarice
operating together; working together; being linked (to); being tied (to); being connected (with); interlocking
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
order; directive; instructions; command
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
pink (colour, color); peach
charm; fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to captivate
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
escape; getting away (from); getting out (of); prolapse; proptosis
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
elegance; refinement; grace; aroma
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
cleavage (between breasts)
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
sweetly smiling; like the smiling of a beauty; gracious
to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
still; even now; to this day
neglect of one's health; unhealthy living; intemperance
articulation; speaking one's lines smoothly; reciting one's lines well
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
shady; underhanded; questionable
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
to satisfy the requirements
race (of people); type of person
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
to intend; to be sure that
before one's eyes; in one's presence; up close; personally
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
to dry up; to shrivel (up); to go (completely) dry; to wither (of talents, feelings, etc.); to become desiccated (e.g. of ideas)
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
personal; individual; private
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
way of listening; listener
to spend time (on doing something)
expert; skillful person; good move (in shogi, go, etc.); clever move