(in the) palm of someone's hand; (under) someone's complete control; (at) someone's mercy
synopsis; plot; outline; plan; scheme; program
draft; draught; handprint; signed hand-print; permit (for passing a barrier checkpoint during the Edo period); pass
to mistake one thing for another; to mix up two things; to confuse two things; to misunderstand; to misapprehend
not bad; not half bad; pretty good
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
anger; getting angry; taking offense; losing one's temper
to be to the point; to be pertinent
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
telepathy; tacit understanding; thought transference; non-verbal Zen Buddhist transmission to a disciple of the central tenets of Buddhism
spotlight; close observation
the real pleasure (of something); the real thrill; flavour of ghee; (fig.) delicious taste; Buddha's gracious teachings
day and night; around the clock; always; constantly
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
one line; one stretch (e.g. of road); earnest; resolute; (arch.) one bloodline; (arch.) one clan
outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable
carefully; thoroughly; fully; deliberately
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
obstinate; stubborn; inflexible
10,000; ten thousand; 10^4
proper; right; reasonable
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
heart-wrenchingly; with a thrill in one's heart
with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)
female clothing; wearing female clothing; cross dressing (for a man)
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
good; goodness; right; virtue
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
to harm; to hurt; to fail to do; to do amiss; to almost do; to come close to doing
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
fondness for women; woman admirer; lustful man; being attractive to women; being a lady-killer
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
eloquence; fluency (of speech)
ferocious; fierce; audacious; impudent; shameless