half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer
thickness; profundity; depth
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
rich (in flavor, color, smell, etc.); thick; very likely; highly possible; passionate; hot
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
body double; double; wire puller; person behind the scenes; shadow commander
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
rear gate (esp. of castle); back entrance; one who arrests; force attacking the rear of a castle; (opponent's) weak point
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
three; three years of age
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
firm; strong; solid; stable
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
to be furious; to seethe with anger; to have one's blood boiling
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
source of worry; source of distress
being clearheaded; having a keen (sharp, brilliant) mind
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate