hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind
wish; dream; prayer; one's desire
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
arrangement; good offices; discretion; judgment; disposition
periodic; regular; routine
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
head; chief; boss; leader
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to become vulgar; to coarsen
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
audacious; daring; bold; throaty (voice); rough; deep
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
short and stout; small but wide around
muscles and bones; body build; physique; cartilage
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
only recently; just of late
to distinguish oneself; to stand out
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to become completely chilled
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza