preface; introduction; preamble
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
to put on airs; to assume importance
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
fragment; one of the group or party
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)
to get cracked; to develop a crack; to be fissured
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
embodying; expressing concretely
image; figure; figure; form; image
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to slip out; to steal out; to excel; to stand out
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
self-consciousness; self-awareness
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
I have nothing to do with it
to spit out; to eject; to dump
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
to take over; to hand over
to be needed; to be wanted
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)