to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
avarice; greed; covetousness; raga (desire)
remark; statement; discourse
rare; extraordinary; singular
wisdom; intelligence; intellect
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
in the meanwhile; during the time
one's forte; strong point; specialty; speciality
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
to blow (a horn, etc.); to sound
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
food and drink; eating and drinking
to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
to report to the Emperor; to play (musical instrument); to accomplish
is something that; is that which
notice; attention; observation
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
tone-deafness; amusia; tone-deaf; off-key; having no sense (of something); being hopeless (when it comes to something)
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
to be skillful (skilful); to be clever
sense of rhythm; rhythmical sense
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job)
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
expression; presentation; representation; notation
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
exceedingly; extremely; dearly; most of all; above all else
refinement; elegance; grace
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance