in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
upper half of the body; upper body
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
quickly; calmly; intently
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
should; must; -able; probably; likely
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
supply; provision; raising; procurement
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
soft to the touch (e.g. fur, feathers); fluffy; to stroke (something fluffy); to rub; to pat
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
the proof of the pudding is in the eating; the proof is in the pudding; don't knock it till you've tried it; you can't tell unless you try