secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
to apologize; to apologise
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
the more one looks (at it) the more...
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
awning (over window, doorway); eaves (of roof); narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building; visor (of a cap); brim; classic Japanese women's low pompadour hairstyle
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
appearance; figure; shape; form
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
pose (in kabuki); posture
floral pattern; flourish; ornament; star (actor, player, etc.)
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
contradiction; inconsistency
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
to explain adequately; to be accountable
correction (of fault, defect, flaw, etc.); remedy; rectification; redress; reform
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to get blunt; to dull; to wear out
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
to this extent; to this degree; this much
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
weakening; emaciation; decline
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
successively; one after another
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion
to throw away; to abandon; to give up; to relinquish; to lay down (one's life)
word game; wordplay; playing with words
to jump upon (a moving object)
to tear off; to strip; to rob
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
one's own ground; one's own position; one's own area of the field (soccer, rugby, etc.)
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by