ambition; aspiration; desire to improve oneself
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile
injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid
obedient; submissive; tame; slavish
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
break in contact; not hearing from; having no communication with
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
not necessarily so; is not always true
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
to prostrate oneself before
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
now rejoicing, now worrying; swinging from joy to sorrow; glad and sad by turns; alternating hope and fear; unable to put one's mind at ease
defect; demerit; weak point; disadvantage
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
to blush; to have flushed cheeks
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
to mark the passage of time; to let (feel) time pass
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
print; printing; (printed) copy; handout; flyer
in the middle of something; busy with something; in commotion as a result of something untoward happening; currently importing or capturing data
within; inside of; less than
describing; comparing; form; figure; personal appearance; one's face and figure
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution