self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
having a crisp appearance; stiffly; tensely; smartly (e.g. dressed); neatly
deadly serious; deadly earnest
front; frontage; facade; main
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
all of a sudden; unexpected; abrupt; sudden
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
with a crack; with a snap; firmly; sharply; precisely; properly
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
grooming oneself (esp. animals); mutual grooming (e.g. monkeys); social grooming; personal grooming
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
light; faint; pale; fleeting
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
consideration; taking into account
whispering into a person's ear
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
to collapse; to give up; to lose one's nerve; to have one's knees give way
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game; aspect of an affair; situation
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
to get slightly dirty (all over)
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever