to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
marriage fraud; fake marriage
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring (of a clock, watch, etc.)
to enquire; to inquire; to seek information
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
impudent; brazen; shameless; bold
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
how; in what way; by what means
leaving open; leaving ajar; outspoken; frank
covered in blood; bloodstained; bloody; gory
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
scenery; scene; landscape
to press a question; to cross-examine
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
to head towards; to direct one's steps to
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
out of character; unlike one
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation