reality; actuality; hard fact
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
directly; in person; firsthand
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
to pick up; to find; to gather
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
to peel; to skin; to pare
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
price; cost; value; worth; value
to roast; to parch; to toast; to boil down
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
the Emperor; His Majesty; the government; the authorities; proprietress; hostess
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
essence; true nature; substance; reality
to mistake someone for someone else; to misread; to misjudge
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
something like ...; something called ...
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
to look after; to take care (of); to favor; to gaze at; to stare at; to set one's eyes on
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to cause someone to worry
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
proposal; offer; request; application
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
to settle peacefully; to work out peacefully; to come to an amicable solution; to become reconciled
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
wheat gluten (usu. steamed or baked)