to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
to taste; to try (food or drink)
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take warning from
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
to mix; to stir; to blend
entering the priesthood; priest; monk; bonze
monastery; convent; cloister; abbey
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
clear; distinct; evident; definite
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
explanation; interpretation
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
to raise one's voice; to shout
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
difference in elevation (between two points in a body of water); head; drop (e.g. of a waterfall); difference; gap
check; restraint; oppression; suppression
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
besides; moreover; in addition
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
deadly serious; deadly earnest
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
eccentric; crank; oddball
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective
passion; enthusiasm; zeal