advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
dealing with; coping with
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
first move (in shogi, go, etc.); beginning; start
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
there; the spot; the place; then and there; on the spot; immediately
two Deva kings; guardian gods of Buddhism who stand at the entrance of a Buddhist temple
to solicit; to demand; to extort
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
pouring one's energy into; focusing one's efforts on; concentrating on; committing oneself to
to walk noisily; to walk loudly
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
please excuse the intrusion; I'm coming in
flushing (of one's cheeks); dizziness; rush of blood to the head
will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
firmly; solidly; heartily
to stand still (for a while); to remain in one place; to stand alone (of a building, statue, tree, etc.); to stand quietly; to wander about; to loiter
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
surely (not); certainly (not)
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
to meet someone by chance; to happen upon
troubled face; worried expression
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
although I say; although one might say; although called
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) very; (not) much
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
blond hair; blonde hair; golden hair
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
good humour (humor); good mood
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion
education; training; discipline
gift; boon; godsend; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)