to warm up to; to get interested in; to get excited by
frequent; continual; constant; great; intense; strong
maintaining the status quo
puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
omission; failure; incompleteness; irregularity; mismanagement; misconduct
in the end; on top of that
yellow sand; yellow dust; loess; desert
regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
slashing a sword diagonally from the shoulder
blow; hit (on the body); beating
first thing in the morning
pleasant sound; crack (of a baseball bat); roar (of a motor)
manageable; tractable; easy to care for; easy to deal with; easy to handle
unexpectedly; surprisingly
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
ventilation; communication (within an organisation); openness
to be quiet (due to lack of activity); to be in a slump (of a business)
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
dissenting opinion; opposite viewpoint; contraview
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste
otherwise; if not; or else
near; nearby; not far off
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
comrade in arms; war buddy; fellow soldier
(I) won't say anything no matter what; to be unwilling to tell even under threat
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
moment by moment; hour by hour
to repent; to regret; to be sorry; to rue
to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless
free action; free activity; acting at one's own discretion; taking one's own course; free hand; independent action
lying face down; upside down; prone