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direct
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I was so startled by her appearance that I forgot my manners—not that I had developed very good manners yet—and stared directly at her face.
p. 37.2

directly = straight (exactly where stated; used for emphasis)
I thought she looked more mean than hot, but I went directly to the window and opened it.
p. 46.6 *

directly = immediately
Even the wigmaker, and the shop where hair ornaments are sold, and the sweets shop where the apprentice geisha will buy gifts for her patrons from time to time …. they may never directly receive a portion of the girl's fees; but certainly they all benefit by the patronage of yet another successful geisha, who can bring customers into Gion to spend money.
p. 129.9

directly = in a straightforward manner (an uncomplicated manner before including secondary effects)
A moment later she slid open the door and found herself staring directly into Auntie's ear.
p. 133.2

directly = straight (without anything in between)
I didn't have to look directly at Hatsumomo to see the anger blooming on her face.
p. 145.6

directly = straight (focusing where stated rather than including it as part of a larger focus; or a careful look rather than a quick glance)
But she only rose to her feet, tucked a handkerchief into her sleeve, and went directly to the door, where she slipped her feet into a green pair of lacquered zori and looked back over her shoulder at me.
p. 156.6

directly = immediately
"Director, please permit me to introduce my new younger sister," she said to him.
p. 172.2

director = supervisor (person in charge)

standard suffix: The suffix "-or" often converts a verb to a noun that means "a person who." This is the pattern you see in words like actor, editor, and visitor.
This was my cue to bow and say my name, and beg the director's indulgence, and so on.
p. 172.3

director = someone (or one of a group) who is in charge of an organization or project -- sometimes someone in charge of making a film or other performance

standard suffix: The suffix "-or" often converts a verb to a noun that means "a person who." This is the pattern you see in words like actor, editor, and visitor.
"In the meantime, I'll give Mameha a cup of sake to calm her nerves," the director said, and washed out his own sake cup in a bowl of water on the center of the table—which was there for that very reason—before offering it to her.
p. 172.6
"Why couldn't you just give him a little glimpse now and then," the director interrupted.
p. 173.2
You're quite right, Mr. Director.
p. 173.2

director = supervisor (person in charge)

standard suffix: The suffix "-or" often converts a verb to a noun that means "a person who." This is the pattern you see in words like actor, editor, and visitor.
Just when things were starting to calm down, the director started it all over by rising to his feet and beginning to untie the sash of his robe.†
p. 173.3

standard suffix: The suffix "-or" often converts a verb to a noun that means "a person who." This is the pattern you see in words like actor, editor, and visitor.
"Never mind, then," the director said, and sat back down.†
p. 173.4
Of course, the men were in hysterics by now, including the director, who tapped his sake cup on the tabletop like a machine gun, and said, "Why doesn't anything like this ever happen to me?"†
p. 178.2
"Really, Mr. Director," Hatsumomo said.†
p. 178.3
Even the theater director from several nights earlier …. he'd hardly so much as glanced at me.
p. 186.9

director = person in charge

standard suffix: The suffix "-or" often converts a verb to a noun that means "a person who." This is the pattern you see in words like actor, editor, and visitor.
Nor could I stare directly back at him without seeming too forward.
p. 201.3 *

directly = in a straightforward manner (open and honest even if it makes someone uncomfortable)
At that moment a small door opened along the outside of the hall, and a man entered wearing an exceptionally formal kimono with a high black cap on his head, looking as if he'd stepped directly out of a painting of the Imperial court.
p. 201.6

directly = straight (without anything in between)
The director of the company wouldn't build it, however, and so at the age of twenty-two, in 1912, shortly after marrying, the Chairman left to establish his own company.
p. 210.4

director = person in charge

standard suffix: The suffix "-or" often converts a verb to a noun that means "a person who." This is the pattern you see in words like actor, editor, and visitor.
We entered through the swinging wooden doors and asked for the hospital director; Mameha said he was expecting us.
p. 215.5
I think he felt embarrassed at his earlier behavior, because he never looked directly at either of us.
p. 221.6

directly = straight (exactly where stated; used for emphasis)
Mrs. Okada wasn't gazing at the tabletop any longer, but was staring directly at Mother.
p. 300.3
But more important, his new position as director of military procurement was everything Mameha had suggested, so that he was able to do things for us no other danna could have done.
p. 308.2

director = person in charge

standard suffix: The suffix "-or" often converts a verb to a noun that means "a person who." This is the pattern you see in words like actor, editor, and visitor.
I walked directly to the closet and reached down to pluck it from among the jewelry lying there.
p. 321.2

directly = immediately; or straight (without going anywhere else first)
"The director of the Minamiza Theater," he said, and held out his little finger below the table where no one else could see it.†
p. 327.9

standard suffix: The suffix "-or" often converts a verb to a noun that means "a person who." This is the pattern you see in words like actor, editor, and visitor.
Tachibana was telling me that the older geisha, the one named Ichiwari, was the theater director's mistress.
p. 328.1

director = supervisor (person in charge)

standard suffix: The suffix "-or" often converts a verb to a noun that means "a person who." This is the pattern you see in words like actor, editor, and visitor.
And in fact the director was there too, laughing louder than anyone.†
p. 328.1

standard suffix: The suffix "-or" often converts a verb to a noun that means "a person who." This is the pattern you see in words like actor, editor, and visitor.
Finally the theater director said, "Now, now, Shojiro-san, save some energy for your show tomorrow!†
p. 328.3
Of course, the director was talking about Mameha.†
p. 328.4
"Shojiro-san, we mustn't pass up an opportunity to see the famous Mameha," the director said, speaking this time without a trace of humor.†
p. 328.5
The theater director got up from the table and rushed over to restrain her.
p. 330.6

director = supervisor (person in charge)

standard suffix: The suffix "-or" often converts a verb to a noun that means "a person who." This is the pattern you see in words like actor, editor, and visitor.
By that time the theater director was holding Hatsumomo from behind.†
p. 330.6

standard suffix: The suffix "-or" often converts a verb to a noun that means "a person who." This is the pattern you see in words like actor, editor, and visitor.
She spoke to Shojiro in a soothing voice, while at the same time giving the theater director a signal to take Hatsumomo away.
p. 330.8

director = supervisor (person in charge)

standard suffix: The suffix "-or" often converts a verb to a noun that means "a person who." This is the pattern you see in words like actor, editor, and visitor.
In addition to the Chairman and Nobu, the Minister was there, as well as an elderly man who, as I later learned, was regional director of the Mitsubishi Bank.
p. 393.1

director = person in charge

standard suffix: The suffix "-or" often converts a verb to a noun that means "a person who." This is the pattern you see in words like actor, editor, and visitor.
As it turned out, Shizue was the longtime mistress of the bank director, and this man was their son.
p. 393.2
The bank director kept making jokes about Mameha and me, saying he wanted one of us to fetch a certain pebble, or twig, or something of the sort, from the woods at the edge of the springs—the joke being, of course, that he wanted to see us naked.†
p. 396.4

standard suffix: The suffix "-or" often converts a verb to a noun that means "a person who." This is the pattern you see in words like actor, editor, and visitor.
By the time I reached the room, the Chairman and Mameha had already taken seats at the table to begin a game of go against the bank director, with Shizue and her son looking on.†
p. 398.6
I was desperately afraid Nobu would engage me in a conversation I'd be unable to escape, but in fact, he went directly over to the table and began talking with Mameha.
p. 398.7

directly = straight (without delay or interruption)
I would need to direct her explicitly to bring Nobu to the old theater; they wouldn't come upon us there purely by accident.
p. 398.9 *

direct = instruct
The insurance company director described his firstborn in the newspapers as "an earnest young man whose talents unfortunately can't be compared with ——" and here he named his illegitimate son, without ever giving any hint of their relationship.†
p. 424.9

standard suffix: The suffix "-or" often converts a verb to a noun that means "a person who." This is the pattern you see in words like actor, editor, and visitor.
I didn't feel I could look at Mother directly, but I had the impression of smoke seeping out of her face like steam from a crack in the earth.†
p. 41.4
His job was to make certain that all the money passing through Gion flowed where it was supposed to; and a trickle from that river of cash flowed directly into his pocket.†
p. 60.3
She was gazing directly into the bright light of the sunrise, and her eyes were a startling blue-gray.†
p. 266.1
Nobu hadn't yet arrived—or at least, I didn't see any sign of him—but I was shown directly into one of the large rooms on the ground floor and told he would join me there shortly.†
p. 359.8
I filled the Minister's cup and was astonished to watch him pour the sake directly into his lower jaw in the same way he might have poured it into a drain.†
p. 360.8

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(1) (direct as in: directly above; or buy direct)
without anything in between -- whether in time, space, or involvement
(2) (direct as in: gave a direct answer)
straightforward -- often clear, open, or blunt in speech or behavior
(3) (direct as in: direct a question; or direct a film)
to guide, aim, or manage -- such as actions, attention, speech, a project or company
(4) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)
Direct can take on many specialized meanings not included in this dictionary.
As an adjective or adverb, direct usually means there is a clear or straight connection with nothing in the way. It can also mean easy to understand, without confusion. For example:
- Direct action – taking quick and clear steps to make something happen
- Direct descendant – someone who comes straight from an ancestor, like a grandchild
- Direct line (in genealogy) – a family connection that goes straight from one generation to the next
- Direct deposit – money that is sent straight into a bank account
- Direct object – in a sentence, the person or thing that receives the action of the verb
- Direct kick – in sports, a kick where the ball can go straight into the goal without touching another player
- Direct cost – a cost that comes straight from making a product or providing a service
- Direct investment – putting money directly into a company or project
- Direct elections – when people vote for leaders without going through an extra step
- Direct current (DC) – a type of electric flow that moves in only one direction
As a verb, most all of the senses of direct involve giving orders or aiming.

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