look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
psychological description
personal appearance; character; personality
person asking for advice; inquirer; consulter; consultor; counselee; querent (in tarot, astrology, etc.)
leisurely post; do-nothing job; sinecure
change of occupation; career change
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to concentrate one's effort (on something)
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
selfish; egoistic; self-serving; self-interested
proper (appearance, posture, etc.); correct; neat; straight; upright
to not make good use of (e.g. advice); to disregard; to treat as useless; to treat with disdain
symptomatic therapy; makeshift solution
with a clink; with a flop; suddenly; all of a sudden
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to imagine; to guess; to infer
to be to the point; to be pertinent
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
(in) the shape of the character hachi (eight)
four characters; four letters
estate sale; estate liquidation
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
analogy; analogical reasoning; analogical inference; analogy
close investigation; careful examination; scrutiny
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
talk; story; conversation
prejudice; bias; warped view; jealousy; inferiority complex
excessive self-consciousness; excessively self-conscious person
to struggle for; to compete with; to vie with
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to show off
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
certain evidence; definite evidence
to yell; to rant; to rave
flagstaff decorated with ivory carried by the emperor or a general