to hear a rumor; to get wind of
to do with enthusiasm; to be excited to do; to throw oneself into
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
handsome youth (male); pretty boy
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
dislike of very hot food or drink; inability to take hot food; (lit.) cat tongue
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
refined; elegant; graceful; classic
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious
Ms; Miss; Madame; highbrow (woman); cerebral
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
entry (into a library, museum, etc.); entering
mechanism; organization; organisation
influence; clout; leverage
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
medicine; agent; (chemical) substance; drug; dose
action; operation; effect; function
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
had better ...; had better not ...
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
inviolability; nonaggression; sacredness
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
process; course; mechanism
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
ignoring; acting as if it is nothing
you can never be too careful
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
rampaging; raging violently; going berserk
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again