to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
formal; courteous; ritual; ritualistic
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
declaration; statement; proclamation
appearance; presence; attendance; surrender (e.g. to the police); turning oneself in
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
way out; means to escape; escape route
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
undisputed; entirely; perfect
one grade; first-class; primary
unfavourable comparison; unfavorable comparison
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)
to have meaning; to be meaningful
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
precious orb; Cintamani stone; wish-fulfilling jewel; hōju; uppermost spherical part of a pagoda finial
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
to settle down; to get a steady job; to marry and raise a family; to attire oneself; to outfit oneself
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
telepathy; tacit understanding; thought transference; non-verbal Zen Buddhist transmission to a disciple of the central tenets of Buddhism
should do; ought to do; must do
to give directions; to issue instructions
not understanding; not knowing
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
mental; spiritual; emotional