standing tall; towering; soaring
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
teaching the basics; initiation; introduction
in accordance with; according to
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
part; section; affected part (of the body); private parts; genitals
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
the question remains; it comes into question
to give directions; to issue instructions
reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly)
obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile
obscene; indecent; lewd; bawdy; loose; improper
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
extra (charge, fare, etc.); premium; bonus; (after a number) tenths increase
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
brushwork; handling of one's brush; command of one's pen; penmanship
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
phantom; vision; illusion
struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)
insatiable; untiring; persistent
ambition; aspiration; desire to improve oneself
sexual desire; physical love; Eros (Greek god); Eros (asteroid); event-related optical signal; EROS
skill involving the hands; craft
answer respectively agreement or disagreement
suddenly; all of a sudden
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)