a glance; a look; a glimpse
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
hue; color phase; colour phase
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
demon; devil; -crazed person; -obsessed person; dreaded; terrible
image; figure; figure; form; image
internal (e.g. mechanism, feature); built-in; equipped (with)
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
to start to move; to get going; to come alive
(all) important positions; every strategic point; each key post; (all) important parts; every important point
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
foresight; foreknowledge; divination
arranging in a line; standing in a row; parallel (electronics, computing, etc.)
foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead
conduct of business; management; acting as agent (of a land owner, house owner, etc.); being in charge (of a house, etc.)
genius; prodigy; natural gift
tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person
scheme; plot; artifice; stratagem; trick
heaven-sent child (in answer to a Shinto or Buddhist prayer); child (e.g. of an era); product
malicious; scheming; black-hearted; cruel (contrary to outward behavior); sly; black-hearted
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
soldier; combatant; warrior
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
(great mental) resources; quick brain; resourcefulness; good wits
one direction; unidirectional; non-interactive
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to be on edge; to be nervous; to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.); to be harsh
strategist; tactician; schemer
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
unpopular (with); out of favour (with); badly received
had better ...; had better not ...
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
to kneel (in respect); to genuflect
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
man with a gentle nature; man of delicate features; man of slender build; effeminate man; feeble man
to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business