appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
it's been a long time; long time no see
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
leisure; leisure time; spare time
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
sounds good; sure thing; no problem
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
retort; back talk; backchat
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
quietly; slowly; gracefully
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
repeatedly; to a tremendous extent
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
Jetavana Monastery (India); Jetavana-vihara
to let out a cry; to shout
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
poisonous; venomous; hateful; detestable; gaudy; garish
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
ill-natured; mean; mischievous; nasty; unkind; teasing
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn