to compete; to bid; to sell at auction
to throw up a smoke screen; to put up a false front; to purposely mislead
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
brute force approach (esp. in a video game)
very likely; very probable
to feel refreshed; to feel soothed
to have a reason; to have an excuse
crazy deed; unbelievable deed; the height of madness; act of sheer madness
taking a breather; relaxation; rest; vent; ventilation opening
towering; astonishingly high
empty air; sky; shunyata (the lack of an immutable intrinsic nature within any phenomenon); emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
lively; vigorous; energetic; full of (energy, appetite, curiosity, etc.); brimming with
on the way; as one goes; in the future; someday; eventually
swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family); martin; barn swallow (Hirundo rustica); younger man involved with an older woman; boy toy
nest-building; making a hive, web, den, etc.
nesting; hibernation; shutting oneself in at home; staying at home
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
chunk of meat (e.g. for grilling); joint of meat
troubled face; worried expression
to affect; to impact; to influence
subordinate; dependent; vassal
farm (livestock); stock farm; ranch; pasture; meadow; grazing land
breeding; raising; rearing; keeping
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
to develop a relationship; to build intimacy; to deepen a friendship; to get acquainted
dead center; (right in the) middle; midst; midst (e.g. of a storm); heyday; (the) height (e.g. of a debate)
this one; with this; in this way
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
somewhat reserved (diffident); shyly; timidly; retiringly; in a retiring (reserved) manner
tranquil; calm; quiet; mild (weather); balmy
coming down from one's seat and prostrating oneself (to pay obeisance); musicians' box on the left side of the stage; lower seat