superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
covert action; covert operations
to give directions; to issue instructions
distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness
witnessing; observing; sighting
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
direct control; direct supervision
verbal message; word (from someone)
never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
to sit at a desk (to study); to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
to smell sweet; to be fragrant
to put one's heart and soul (into); to completely devote oneself (to)
naked; nude; unvarnished (e.g. truth); plain (e.g. fact); frank
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
eagerly; earnestly; ardently
spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen
remembering; recollection; recall; to remember; to recall; to recollect
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
(as alike as) two peas in a pod
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
to arrange one's hair; to tidy up one's hair
one's mind; one's heart; one's intention
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
please sit down; please have a seat
reception (e.g. of visitors); dealing with