confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself
speech and conduct; words and deeds
lining; backing; backing up (e.g. a theory); support; bolstering
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
insight; discernment; perception; perspicacity; acumen
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
effect; efficacy; virtue; benefit
hibernation; winter sleep; torpor
departure; leaving; going away; recession
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
first thing in the morning
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
chance (of success); odds
to be responsive; to show immediate results
Ming dynasty (China, 1368-1644)
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
modulation (of voice); variation; variety; liveliness (e.g. of writing style)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
blue (colour, color); sad; down (in the dumps)
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
to use X as a selling point
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
to feel goodwill (towards); to wish someone well; to have a strong liking (for); to be emotionally involved
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
murder; homicide; manslaughter