swan (Cygnus spp.); white-feathered bird
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
body double; double; wire puller; person behind the scenes; shadow commander
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
dealing with; coping with
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
postscript; post scriptum; PS; P.S.
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
in good health; alive and well; going strong
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
exposing fully; uncovering completely; being in full view; putting on display; not disguising
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
close; intimate; on good terms
suffix for familiar person
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix