shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
excuse; explanation; justification; defense; defence
call; summons; call; invocation; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse)
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
anything; whatever; whatever one likes
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
insight; power of observation
ordinary person; untitled individual
region; limits; stage; level
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
finishing blow; coup de grâce
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
completely; entirely; all; in large amounts; a lot
to be worn down; to wear away; to wear out; to dwindle; to be reduced
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
unaware; unmindful; unconscious; blind; apathetic
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep
to be in a tizzy; to be in a frenzy; to have one's eyes light up; to have a different look in one's eyes
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
person who gets lonely easily; person who does not like to be alone; person who craves company
foul play; cheating; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
to shave off; to scrape off
forget it; forget what I just said; scratch that; check that
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
longed-for; anxiously awaited
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
outbreak of war; starting a war
soft; weak; fragile; poorly built; insubstantial
to follow; to come after; to come next (to); to rank next (to); to rank second (to)
to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
pounding (of one's heart); throbbing; thumping; heartily (eating); devouring; munching
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
considerably (beyond one's expectations); unexpectedly; surprisingly; contrary to one's expectations