swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
selection; choice; option
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
decision; determination; resolution
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
letter; note; epistle; correspondence
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
juniors dominating seniors; inferiors overthrowing their superiors; retainer supplanting his lord
vigilantly (watching for an opportunity); eagerly; with an eagle eye
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
third day of the month; three days
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
main question; real issue at hand
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
to become empty; to be emptied
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
source of information; intelligence source; message source
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
heart; guts; nerve; central part
gushingly; copiously; profusely; in a steady stream
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
to stare back at; to look back at