to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
something used to cover the eyes; blindfold; blinder; concealing one's home such that the interior cannot be seen from outside
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
erotic; sexy; arousing; risque; sultry
teaching the basics; initiation; introduction
way; method; means; resource; course
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to push back; to press back; to force back; to (refuse and) return (something); to give back
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; Heian period (794-1185)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
glamorous; charming; fascinatingly elegant; lovely; gorgeous; beguiling
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
feeling; sensation; tentative; rough; interjection
as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
our country; our land; one's own country
official business; public business
hoot hoot; tu-whit tu-whoo; oh!; I see; huh!
farming out (all of a project) to subcontractors; hundred-percent outsourcing; leaving (a responsibility) entirely to someone else; offloading (a problem, work, etc.); wholesale delegation
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
public and private matters; official and personal affairs; professional and personal lives
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
to grimace; to make a wry face; to contort one's face
with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask