tall figure; high stature
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
imagination; supposition; guess
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
decorations; offerings; mere window dressing
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
to serve; to work for; to attend
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
don't you think?; indicates question
first meeting; first interview with
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
the more one looks (at it) the more...
(smelling) strongly; pungently; furiously; indignantly; fuming
so; like this; in this way
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness