something said for politeness' sake; diplomatic language; honeyed words; lip service; empty compliment
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
lifetime; one's whole life; all through life
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to provide; to arrange; to install
true intention; underlying motive
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
race game (board game where the object is to reach the goal first); trad. Japanese board games played with dice, esp. ban-sugoroku
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
to have an audience; to meet; to face (an enemy); to confront; to serve (esp. as one's wife)
vigorous (in old age); hale and hearty
too terrible to look at; unbearable to look at
main question; real issue at hand
slowly and quietly; smoothly
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
way (of doing things); method; style; school (e.g. of poetry)
snivel; nasal mucus; snot
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
to invent a pretext for a quarrel; to pick a fight
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
directly opposite; right in front; middle of the forehead; helmet front
to stare at with a fixed gaze; to glare
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
10,000,000; ten million; extremely large number; myriad
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
to tie up; to bind; to tuck up (clothes, etc.)