(car) dealer; (card) dealer; (foreign exchange) dealer
new type; new style; new model; new strain (e.g. infectious disease)
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest
much less; to say nothing of
to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
police; police officer; police station
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
tail (animal); tail end; tip
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
businessman; industrialist
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
stronghold; citadel; headquarters
large room; green room; waiting room for performers when off stage; junior actor; actor of small parts; large hospital room (for several patients)
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
slow; tedious; sluggish; irritating
half the body; half length
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
plaster cast; cast; gypsum; plaster-of-paris
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
chair; stool; post; office; position
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
Anna era (968.8.13-970.3.25); Anwa era