quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
crossing; traversing; traversing horizontally; passing west to east (or east to west); cutting horizontally
hairline; borders of the hair
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
inner structure; internal anatomy
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
dissection; autopsy; analysis
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
normal; usual; ordinary; everyday
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
the other day; a few days ago
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
person who just tags along; hanger-on; person who follows someone around like a shadow; clingy person; mindless follower; (lit.) goldfish feces
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
person who swaggers about under borrowed authority; small man acting arrogantly through borrowed authority; (lit.) a fox that borrows the authority of a tiger
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
the (one's) best pupil; the (one's) top disciple
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
second; number two; runner-up
ambitious; motivated; willful
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms