to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
distance; interval; gap; difference; estrangement
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
to be smeared; to be covered
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
conference room; council room
there's no knowing; there's no telling; it's anyone's guess; who knows?
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
optimism; taking an optimistic view
meddling; interference; extending a paw to drag something closer; (arch.) hand; (arch.) arm; (arch.) disfigured arm
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
to dash off; to write freely
to repeat; to be frequent
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
white stone; white (go pieces)
society; the world; the times
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand
rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
very; greatly; exceedingly
charm against evil spirits; talisman; amulet
mechanism of action (e.g. drug); mode of action; action mechanism
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead