vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
with a whack; with a thump; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; vacantly; blankly
(clenched) fist; knuckles
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
it is I who should say so
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
job; work; duties; trade; skill
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
and yet; though; when; in spite of
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)
to exclude (someone); to shun; to ignore; to leave out; to ostracize
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
sponsor; promoter; impresario; organizer; organiser
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
lottery; raffle; drawing (of lots)
cowardice; timidity; bashfulness
receiving; acceptance; reception
touchstone; Lydian stone; touchstone (e.g. of success); test; litmus test
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
invitation; introduction; temptation
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
depending on; dependent on