steady; sound; stable; safe (e.g. business); reliable; trustworthy
I regret to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
oral; verbal; spoken; parol
noble's consort; consort of a prince; consort of a duke; duchess; princess
questions and answers; dialogue
phrase (verse, line); one haiku-poem
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
one passage; one paragraph; one stanza; one verse; one section (of a piece of music); one syllable
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady
to brew (sake, etc.); to cause; to bring on; to bring about
to keep away; to keep at a distance
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
to lose one's presence of mind; to lose one's composure; to lose one's head; to get flustered
court lady; lady-in-waiting
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
reverie; meditation; anxiety; thought; pensiveness
just one person; only one
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to collect one's thoughts; to gather one's thoughts; to put one's ideas in order
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
retreat; withdrawal; retirement
to shut one's eyes; to close one's eyes; to turn a blind eye (to); to close one's eyes (to); to die
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
novel; new; unfamiliar; hear for the first time
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
stimulating; exciting; provocative
in range; within the limits (of ...); within (a) range
ignorance; inexperience; unfamiliarity
all sorts of things; (anything and) everything; by all means; at any cost