thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)
vacant post; vacancy; post in name only
to become settled; to be fixed
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
to smile back (at a person); to answer someone's smile
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
frequency (of occurrence)
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
poisonous air; poisonous gas; poisonous ingredient; poisonous nature; malice; spite
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
a little late; somewhat late; latish; a little slow; somewhat slow
father's side of family; paternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
substantial matter; significant item
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
child's face; childlike face; boyish face; baby face
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
anguished; distressed; worried; horny
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
to hang up; to hoist; to denounce; to subject someone to a kangaroo court
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (e.g. of vegetables; by depriving of light)
outrider; herald; rikishi who leads the yokozuna to the ring prior to his ring-entering ceremony
(company) director; executive; top management; important post; role with heavy responsibilities
promising stock; stock with potential; hopeful stock; promising person; person with good prospects
to apply pressure from above; to press down; to overwhelm; to overpower; to repress
rush; rush hour; rush print (in films, anime, etc.); lighter aboard ship; LASH
moorish idol (Zanclus cornutus, species of Indo-Pacific perciform fish)
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
accent (of one's speech); dialect; provincialism; corrupted form (e.g. of word); mispronunciation
stranger; person from another place
enquiry; inquiry; query; interrogation; ENQ
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury