kingfisher (esp. the common kingfisher, Alcedo atthis); jade (gem); beautiful lustrous colour similar to that of the kingfisher's feathers
equality; impartiality; evenness
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
course; route; path; process; means
tightness (of money, financial conditions, etc.); pressure; stringency; being strained (of a situation); being tense; being pressing
(a) touch of; tinge of; wreath (e.g. of smoke); one stroke; one brush
fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden
to lie face down (e.g. on the ground, napping on a desk); to lie prone; (arch.) to lower (one's head, gaze, etc.)
bad reputation; disgrace; unpopularity
pull; patronage; tug; discount
extreme sadist; very sadistic
to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers
to resound; to make a stir
the opposite sex; isomerism
girl who has led a sheltered life; pet daughter; naive girl; wooden block puzzle; Daughter in the Box; Klotski
to watch intently; to stare
carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually
absentmindedness; peace of mind
worldwide; common to the whole world; universal
great success; roaring business; busy; packed-out
free action; free activity; acting at one's own discretion; taking one's own course; free hand; independent action
distrust; mistrust; insincerity; impiety; faithlessness
studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to
wondrous; marvellous; uncanny; like a charm
training (animals); breaking (animals)
to follow in order; to go through step-by-step
orders; instructions; directive; command
patrolling (esp. using ships or aircraft)
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
high frequency; high-pass (e.g. filter)
inspection; examination; survey
rhinoceros beetle (esp. the Japanese rhinoceros beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus)
to love greatly; to love beyond all else
taking up; winding; rolled paper
flapping sound (of wings); fluttering; hum (of insects); whizz (of a flying arrow); whoosh