the way one works; one's working manner
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
introspection; view from the inside; interior appearance; implication
one grade; first-class; primary
feeling startled; getting a shock; prank; practical joke
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
counting one's chickens before they've hatched; (lit.) counting raccoon dog skins before they have been caught
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
loudly (flinging open a door); with a clatter; with a crash (e.g. of a falling structure); completely (change); utterly; louvre window (door, vent, etc.)
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
moment to quit; way to quit
next generation; future generation
awareness that somebody will be hard to deal with; awareness that one is not good at something; (feeling) not up to doing something
clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
first class; first rank; one degree; one level; most; best
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
lubricating oil; lubricant; lube; person or thing that makes things run smoothly; facilitator
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
to take another good look at; to reconsider; to analyze; to reexamine
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
sincere; earnest; serious
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
wheedling child; spoiled child (spoilt); pampered child; child who always demands attention
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
careful consideration; deliberation; thinking over carefully
wearing armour (armor); counter for suits of armour