while; even though; despite
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
historic ruins (remains, relics); archeological site
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
ancient script; ancient character; ancient alphabet
erasure; striking off; crossing out; cancellation; deletion
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
study; library; den; home office; reading room
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
(one's) family; dependents; household; follower; retainer; underling
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work