deep inside; innermost place
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably
to take off one's glasses
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
sublime; noble; high-minded
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
to get late; to advance; to wear on
to run about; to rush about
contrived; false-sounding
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
to meet face-to-face; to discuss unreservedly
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
coming home in the morning (after staying out all night)
without cause; without reason
to arrange beforehand to tell the same story; to get the stories straight
telepathy; tacit understanding; thought transference; non-verbal Zen Buddhist transmission to a disciple of the central tenets of Buddhism
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
ignoring (one thing) for (another)
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
to draw the conclusion that ...; to conclude
going into battle; departure for the front
majestic; commanding; imposing; stately; dignified; with pomp and circumstance
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
wide difference; a world of difference
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
control of the air; air supremacy
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
head start; initiative; preemption
attacking one opponent then immediately attacking another
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly
conventionality; triteness
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing