art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
wise person; virtuous person; sage; unrefined sake
research and development; R&D
official business; public business
shivering; feeling chilly; shuddering (with fear); feeling creepy; thrilled; excited
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
to pull in (fish); to land
nice; likeable; desirable
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting
entrance; threshold; beginning; first step; start
going around; patrol; round; tour
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
(death from) starvation; starving to death
not yet fixed; undecided; pending
suffix appended to somebody else's family members
large-pupilled; dark-eyed; having large irises
one's eyes; (pair of) eyes
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
tolerance level; permissible range; acceptable limits
to save trouble; to save effort; to save hassle; to save bother; to save time
decision; settlement; definition
being moved (to tears); being touched (by); (falling) softly (of leaves, petals, etc.); becoming slightly drunk; becoming tipsy
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
nodding off (while sitting); dozing