cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
self-deprecating; self-mocking
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels; to be self-complacent
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
dead tree; withered tree; leafless tree; bare tree
double; double bed; hotel room with a double bed; double-breasted; double-cuffed; double width (of cloth; usu. 1.42 meters); doubles (e.g. in tennis)
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
dark clouds; threatening signs; ominous indications
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
to check someone's temperature
princess; daughter of a nobleman
queen (consort); empress (consort)
death (of an emperor); demise
uneducated; ignorant; illiterate; arhat; person who has attained nirvana
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
quite unlike; not bearing the slightest resemblance
prudent; thoughtful; discreet
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
concealment (esp. of wrongdoings or criminals); sheltering; harboring
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
natural disaster; natural calamity; act of God
(dead) body; corpse; remains
end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot
to be glossy; to glisten; to shine with a luster; to look alluring; to be sexy; to be seductive
stormy weather; tempest; chaps (of skin)
smooth; meticulous; painstaking; detailed
duty; obligation; responsibility
to hurry; to rush; to quicken (of one's breath); to pant; to gasp (for air)
to hide; to keep to oneself
enemy castle; enemy fortress
to bite; to sink one's teeth into; to nip
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility
blind acceptance; blind belief; credulity
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; effect; use; benefit
the whole nation; everyone in the country
grief; sorrow; anguish; lamentation
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things