pause; suspension; rest; stoppage
pasturing; letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
famous; well-known; renowned; your name
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
inferior; base; vulgar; low grade; lower class
not a little; not a few; considerable
several times (as large, over)
travelling on foot; traveling on foot; travelling all over
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
to explain; to dispel doubts
fanatic; fanatic believer; zealot
model; standard; pattern; norm; criterion; example
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
touchstone; Lydian stone; touchstone (e.g. of success); test; litmus test
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
to take command; to give direction
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
objection; dissent; protest
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
to relieve a person's pain
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
plain; unaffected; natural; unpretentious; frank; candid
pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking
to shut in; to confine; to contain
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
washing with cold water (without using soap, etc.)
to be unable to let pass unnoticed; to be unable to be indifferent; to be unable to just watch (without doing anything)
settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards