ambition; aspiration; desire to improve oneself
two (long cylindrical things)
informant; informer; contact; Information Provider
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
to strip someone; to help someone remove (clothes)
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
longed-for; anxiously awaited
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
free range breeding; pasturing; grazing; letting run free (dog, child, etc.)
to coil around (of a child or animal); to grab (usu. out of playfulness or affection); to cling
dissatisfied-looking; looking discontented
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
sightseer; spectator; viewer
to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
shape of the "dai" kanji (esp. person with arms and legs outstretched); sprawling; lying spread-eagled
grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; rice ball
a little bit; a little while
(move) slowly (e.g. walk); sluggishly; stolidly; ploddingly; heavily
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor