amorous glance; leer; shade (of color); tint; ingratiation; sycophancy
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
bad move (in chess, shogi, etc.); poor decision; bad move
first move (in shogi, go, etc.); beginning; start
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
fair attack; fair tactics; straightforward approach; standard procedure; established method
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
unsafe; insecure; careless; dangerous; incautious; imprudent
though one didn't intend (expect) to
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
to lie; to pretend; to feign; to deceive; to trick
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself
to assign; to allot; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate; to assess
to press a question; to cross-examine
hot (to the touch); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
arbitration; intercession; mediation
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
to print (on); to insert (an illustration); to stencil (a pattern); to instill (a thought, impression, etc.); to imprint (e.g. on one's subconscious)
real intention; true motive; true meaning
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
true character; real nature
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
promiscuous woman; wanton girl
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
highly skilled; skillful; very capable; particularly able person; master-hand; person of ability