hollow; cavity; sunken place; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) female genitalia
with a start; with a jump
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
speedy; as rapid as possible; as soon as possible
to glare; to dazzle; to glitter
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to forgive and forget; to let bygones be bygones; to sweep under the carpet; to wipe the slate clean
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
complete ruin; collapse; losing (something) completely (e.g. face)
being present (at the same meeting, occasion, etc.); attendance (with); sitting with; same (seating) precedence; same rank
pleading; entreaty; supplication; petition
ill feeling; ill will; antipathy; animosity
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
offering oneself (for); volunteering (to do); coming forward; going ahead of others
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
optimism; taking an optimistic view
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
cool breeze; refreshing breeze
judgement (on whether something is right or wrong); decision; argument; dispute; quarrel
to give up (an idea or plan); to abandon; to refrain from (doing); to change one's mind
adhering to; being a stickler for; being particular about; worrying too much about
order; system; the establishment; (ruling) regime; structural plan; body plan
deep emotion; strong feelings
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
move with haste (when you have no doubts); strike while the iron is hot
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
lever; agent (causing something to happen); instrument; assistant; helper
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); the underlying principles of the cosmos (in neo-Confucianism)
packed in; contained in; working at; assigned to; using ... alone (to make an argument, judgement, etc.); doing continuously
frozen dew (in late autumn); waters (i.e. amniotic fluid discharged shortly before birth)
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
broken; interrupted; disconnected; intermittent; fragmentary; discontinuous
grayish white; greyish white
decrepitude; (being) rickety; (state of) falling apart; looseness (in machinery); play
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
companion; follower; attendant; retinue