self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
fight; scuffle; walking about; walking around; conducting oneself; stroll (in noh, an action piece involving circling the stage)
somewhere to go; place to go
praying mantis (esp. the narrow-winged mantis, Tenodera angustipennis)
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
donation; contribution; endowment
capital; funds; seed money; asset
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
now that you say that; now that you mention it
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
link; directory entry; rink
to be fated to; be linked by fate
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
skip (bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot); skipping (over); skip (captain of a curling team); skipper
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
to break (by kicking); to kick down (e.g. a door); to kick open; to smash through (e.g. the enemy); to rout
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
disorder; chaos; confusion
describing; comparing; form; figure; personal appearance; one's face and figure
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
switching off (e.g. electricity); turning off (e.g. water); off-season; offset; off-road; off-line; off (the price)
mysterious power of words to alter reality
to rule; to govern; to administer
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
imagined landscape; scenery in one's mind's eye
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
eruption; volcanic eruption