to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
(right at the) side; just beside
to connect; to link together; to pull together; to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
long sword; minute hand (of a clock)
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
appetizer; starter; hors d'oeuvre
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
feeling; sense; impression
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
direct control; direct supervision
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
height (of body); stature
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
considerably; fairly; quite
tall figure; high stature
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that