to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
no matter how much time passes; no matter how long you wait; (taking) forever
continuation; continuance; maintenance; persistence; going on
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
three times; thrice; third (interval)
to yearn (for); to miss; to feel nostalgic (for); to recall fondly
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
selling off; disposal by sale; sale
three generations; three periods; third generation
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
principles of a martial art; underlying theory of a martial arts technique
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess
lack of ability; incompetence; incapacity
jewel; gem; gem (of a story, essay, etc.); accomplished work; beautiful piece
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
to aspire to; to aim for; (arch.) to give a gift (as a token of gratitude, goodwill, etc.); (arch.) to perform a memorial service
science; learning; scholarship; arts and sciences; academic pursuits
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
reigning (over a country); dominating; controlling; dictating
can do nothing but ...; have no choice but to ...; there is nothing to do but ...; cannot help ...
sentiment; sentimentality
be on your guard; negligence is the enemy
to creep up to; to approach stealthily; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
artifice; wiles; trickery; art of a courtesan (esp. for seducing or deceiving customers); coquetry
mass; quality and quantity
a few seconds; several seconds
(large) compilation; culmination (of hard work)
perfection; thoroughness; consummation
polar regions; the pole; farthest land; ends of the earth
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. an idea); to accept (e.g. advice); to harvest; to reap
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication