being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
all; everyone; everybody; everything
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
while; even though; despite
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
yes; sure; gotcha; sycophantically; servilely; fawningly
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); -ing
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
patina; antique look; elegant simplicity; well-trained voice
stone wash basin found in Japanese gardens
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
tatami room; dinner party in a tatami room with a geisha or maiko
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to bring along; to accompany
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
sliding feet; shuffling (one's feet); moving legs forward with feet never leaving the ground (exercise)
piece; fragment; one (object)
fault; defect; minor; 5-point card
monotypic (taxon); monotype; monomorphic; single impression die
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
to prostrate oneself before
to shuffle (on one's bottom or knees); to crawl; to shift position (of an object)
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again
what sort of; what kind of; what way
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
flour; meal; powder; dust
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan