rolling something thinly; something rolled thinly (a thin roll of makizushi, a cigarette, etc.)
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
apologies; excuse me; I'm sorry
(Russell) snowplow; track-clearing vehicle; carving a trail through deep snow (by foot when mountaineering)
permanent vice-president; undersecretary; vice-minister
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
disagreeable; unpleasant; nasty; detestable; sarcastic; snide
half; biracial person (esp. half-Japanese); person of mixed parentage
job transfer; job relocation; intra-company transfer
currying favour; being anxious to please; bootlicker
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
softly; mildly; gently; politely
story; tale; talk; discussion
unfounded (e.g. rumour); groundless; baseless; completely untrue
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. of a lie); specious; truthy
to tell someone's fortune; to forecast; to predict; to divine
statue of Buddha; image of Buddha; Buddhist statue; Buddhist image
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
type of cleromancy divination (described in the Book of Changes) performed with long sticks; The Book of Changes; Yijing; I Ching
and then; and so; and; so then
in deep black; in jet black
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
modesty; humility; being humble
suffix used to negate a verb in the past tense
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
look; glance; (at first) sight
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
to rub together (e.g. one's hands)
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
bribe; sweetener; douceur
somehow dirty; slightly dirty; dingy; somewhat base; vaguely underhanded
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
green youth; immature youth; novice; greenhorn