dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently; gloomily
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
rude person; villain; blackguard; scoundrel; rogue; libertine
full dress; formal dress; uniform
wave (on water); wave (electromagnetic, sound, etc.); wave (in hair); wave (audience); Mexican wave
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
route; way; course; directions
open (attitude, etc.); openhearted; frank; open (space); spacious
wire mesh net; net made out of metal wire
sizzling (of cooking meat, fish, etc.); frizzling
to be baked (food); to be printed (photos); to be fired (pottery)
preparations; preliminary arrangements; spade work; mise en place; groundwork
queen; female monarch; queen consort; consort of a king; queen; princess
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
cabbage roll; stuffed cabbage
to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to stick out one's tongue; to ridicule someone (behind their back); to laugh at someone
to trade in (commercial goods); to deal in; to sell
world; society; people; the public
successively; one after another
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
steady; honest; sober; straightforward; reliable
traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary; fundamentals; the ABCs of ...
quotient; business; merchant; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (of China; approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
group; body; party; company; troupe; gang
self-; from (a time or place)
isolation; being alone; being friendless
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face