adherence (to one's beliefs) (positive nuance); persistence; sticking to one's guns; standing one's ground
praise; glorification; extolment
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
outspoken; arguing (heatedly) what one believes in; insisting on something without restraint
endless argument; pointless argument; fruitless dispute; futile discussion; (lit.) argument over whose field to water (during a drought)
kowtow (bow made from a kneeling position wherein the forehead touches the ground)
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
of paramount importance; extremely important; essential
quarrel; dispute; argument
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
unseasonable; out of season
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
about 80%; almost certainly; mostly
striking; remarkable; considerable
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
space; interval; space character; whitespace
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
for the first time in one's life
peerless; matchless; unparalleled; unrivalled; unequalled; incomparable
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
to break into fragments; to go to pieces
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
equinoctial week (when Buddhist services are held); Buddhist services during the equinoctial week; nirvana
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current