nodding; greeting (with eyes)
belief; faith; conviction
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
series (of something); range (e.g. of mountains)
on bad terms; at loggerheads
to talk down; to corner someone in an argument
superficially polite but actually rude; rude under a veneer of politeness; courteous on the surface but insolent at heart
strong-minded; strong-willed; having great willpower
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
corresponding to; being applicable to; being relevant to; coming under; falling under; fulfilling (requirements)
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
to emphasize; to attach importance to
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
distinction; discrimination
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
discrimination; discernment; identification
eccentric; queer; unconventional; peculiar; bizarre; strange
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
to print (on); to insert (an illustration); to stencil (a pattern); to instill (a thought, impression, etc.); to imprint (e.g. on one's subconscious)
wondrous; marvellous; uncanny; like a charm
to hold a grudge; to hold something against somebody
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
before or since; neither before nor after; no other time in one's life; stressing a particular moment or event as being unique or most extreme
consumer; ordinary citizen; stakeholder; person who lives on (e.g. situation, income, place)
fall of the curtain; last scene; end of act
not only ... but (also); as well as ...
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
transcendence; transcendency; transcendental; to transcend; to rise above
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
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