hair style; coiffure; hairdo
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
rear guard; reserve troops
personal use; private use; private business; personal business
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
to command a view; to look out over (onto, across, etc.); to overlook
characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate
to etch into one's mind; to remember well
extremely dangerous; full of peril
to fall in love at first sight; (arch.) to see for the first time; (arch.) to meet for the first time; (arch.) to have sexual relations for the first time
bumpkin; person from the country; unrefined person recently arrived from the countryside
to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about
to lure out of; to decoy out of; to drive to (tears, sleep, etc.); to evoke (sympathy, etc.); (arch.) to abduct; (arch.) to entice out of
in various ways; in all sorts of ways; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance
rival; opponent; revenge; (arch.) spouse
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
in all; in total; collectively; in addition; besides; at the same time
dispute; contention; conflict; controversy
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
sorry; apologetic; remorseful
eyesore; unpleasant sight; obstructing a view
Arisaema urashima (species of cobra lily)
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
France; French (language)
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor