to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
drawing; diagram; plans; blueprint
binding (of a book); design (of a book cover)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
development; exploitation
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
(social) position; status
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to work out; to think out; to devise; to invent
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
making practical; making useful; implementing
our country; our land; one's own country
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
calm, cool, and collected; level and calm
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to put together; to gather; to collect; to scrape together
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to grab (someone) by the collar; to size (someone) by the lapels