I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
shakudo; gold-copper alloy, often with a blue patina
to shake; to sway; to waver
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
lump together; put all together
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
surroundings; environs; circumference
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
(political) power; authority; influence
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo