check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
side ponytail (hairstyle)
invisibly; secretly; privately
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
in some way; somehow or other; somewhere or other
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
making a prayer (to a god or Buddha)
there is unexpected good in what others have left behind; last but not least; (lit.) there is fortune in leftovers
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
graduation ceremony; commencement
complete change; about-face
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
to work; to labor; to labour; to put to work; to make (someone) work
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
promotion; raising of status
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
complete picture; panorama; what it all adds up to; bird's eye view; all-embracing portrait; overall perspective
beforehand; in advance; previously
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
grasp; catch; understanding