powerless; helpless; incompetent
feeling keenly; fully realizing
reason; cause; circumstances
environment; circumstance
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
inexperienced person; young person; novice; greenhorn
needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; guiding principle; guideline; guide
masala (mixture of spices used in Indian cooking)
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten thousand undecillion; original; positive
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
how many times; how often
shivering; feeling chilly; shuddering (with fear); feeling creepy; thrilled; excited
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to insert; to interrupt; to slip in a word; to harbor (e.g. doubts); to harbour
due form; official; formality
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
to be inclined to do; to be willing to do
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
to put all one's skill (into doing something); to do something to the best of one's ability
falling heavily (of rain, snow, etc.)
to get late; to advance; to wear on