legitimate son (esp. eldest son); heir
on the wane (e.g. popularity of something); decline of one's fortunes
appointing someone to a position of trust; entrusting someone with an important position; making much of
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
review (of learned material); revision
bathhouse; (public) bath; bathroom
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
attaching too much importance to; placing disproportionate emphasis on; making too much of
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
(another's) son; boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
to speak ill of; to disparage
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
grasping the present situation; having an accurate grasp of the situation
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
4th day of the month; four days
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
improvisation; improvised; impromptu; extempore
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
to exchange (things); to convert (currency); to be in contrast (to); to contrast (with)
dynamic visual acuity; DVA; kinetic vision
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
in swarms; in throngs; in droves; in hordes
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
hyah!; hah!; there!; ugh!; argh!; damn it!
to weave together; to interweave; to intermingle
6th day of the month; six days
fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies
to buy in quantity; to buy a lot (of); to stock up (on); to lay in
cannibalism (in animals); feeding on each other; cannibalization; mutually harmful competition; internecine struggle
crucial; key; most important; main (point)
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
impudence; cheekiness; impertinence
to knock down; to knock out