retirement (from the world); seclusion
interpretation; explanation; reading; construction
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
distance; difference; gap; disparity; gulf; chasm
one passage; one paragraph; one stanza; one verse; one section (of a piece of music); one syllable
presumably; conceivably; in my opinion; in my view; I think (that); upon thought
aspiration; ambition; plan; hopes; wishes
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, crisis, etc.); overcoming; surmounting; bringing under control
gradually; day by day; every day; each day
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
orchid; Netherlands; Holland
tsuzumi; hourglass-shaped Japanese hand drum; drum (general term for struck leather percussion instruments)
entertaining with food and drink; treating to dinner; wining and dining
to amuse oneself; to make merry
arrival; arriving at ...; counter for items or suits of clothing; nth place (in a race); counter for moves
very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly
to try to (do); to want to; to be about to (do, happen)
wriggling; squirming; writhing; maneuvering (behind the scenes; of insignificant people); manoeuvring; planning mischief
self-; from (a time or place)
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
maintenance; conservatism; conservativeness; conservation
as affairs stand; judging from the present situation; as things are now
turban shell (any mollusc of the family Turbinidae, esp. the horned turban, Turbo cornutus)
falsehood and truth; fiction and fact
to use properly; to use (different things) for different purposes
short trip; brief journey; excursion
separate room; special room
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
to differ; to be different; to disagree; to vary; to diverge
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance
calling on (someone) uninvited; dropping in on; visiting without being invited; presumptuous; impertinent; impudent
blindness; blind person; illiteracy; illiterate person; ignorance; ignorant person
to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to become engrossed in; to become absorbed in; to become frayed and dishevelled (of hair, grass, etc.); to be fluffy
a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a
to see without obstruction; to get an unobstructed view (of); to see into (someone's thoughts); to read (someone's feelings, intentions, etc.); to foresee; to predict
to follow (someone); to shadow; to tail; to stalk
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
slight intoxication; being tipsy; mellowness