pulsation; pulsatory motion
dreamlike; dreamy; phantasmagorical
nothing special; nothing significant; not a problem
relief; embossed carving; bringing to the fore; throwing something into relief
slack; slackening; sagginess; dullness; letdown; depression
model; pattern; paragon; leader; teacher
impatience; irritation; frustration; fretfulness
pace; speed; pitch (distance between evenly spaced things, e.g. gear teeth); spacing; pitch (of a sound); pitch; pitching
mourning; mourning period; anniversary of one's death
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
sliced raw chicken meat; chicken sashimi; catching birds (using a birdlime-covered pole); bird catcher
grenadier; grenade thrower
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
dried young anchovies (or sardines)
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
skilled but shoddy; skilled but without style; skilled but lacking in refinement; skilled but shoddy performer; person who is skilled but lacks taste
playing to the gallery; showing off; pretence; surface preparation (for painting); scraping a surface clean
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to be overcome with emotion
sometimes; occasionally; now and then; from time to time
belligerent attitude; readiness to fight; belligerence
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
principle; aim; main purpose; central part; pillar
error; mistake; fault; sin; wrongdoing; offense
muddy place; mud; mire; sludge; slush; quagmire
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)
on the occasion of; at the time of; when; during
to reach back into one's memory; to search one's mind; to recall
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
dark; gloomy; somber; depressing
becoming a pupil (of); becoming a disciple; introduction (to); primer; entering through a gate
to arouse someone's interest; to whet (appetite); to be appealing; to be intriguing; to be fascinating
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical