to ascertain; to check; to make sure
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
sounding; probing; probe; stylet; spy
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
to look away; to avert one's eyes
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
unofficial offer (esp. job offer); tentative decision
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
how; in what way; by what means
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to be stunned; to be surprised; (lit.) one's eyes turn into dots (like a cartoon character)
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
please (give me); please (do for me)
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to rush over; to run up to
to hide; to conceal; to lower volume (of a sound or one's voice) so as not to be heard; to become quiet and inconspicuous