bottom of the water; bottom of the sea; river bottom
indelible scene of one's childhood; earliest remembered scene; original scenery; unspoiled landscape
to weave together; to interweave; to intermingle
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
innermost secrets (of an art or skill); mysteries; essence; heart
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
single-minded (esp. personality or person); one-track mind
watching a (sports) game; spectating; observing (military operations)
middle of the night; dead of night
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
silent; still; quiet; hushed
to slip out; to steal out; to excel; to stand out
to taste; to try (food or drink)
to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to be at peace; to be governed well; to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated
beyond comparison; incomparable
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
to annoy; to irritate; to cause offence; to provoke; to get on someone's nerves
curse; spell; malediction
contract; compact; agreement
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
abstruse; occult; mysterious
reflection in a mirror; reflected image; inverse (of a point); mirror image
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
anguished; distressed; worried; horny
to run into (room, building, etc.); to go for long training runs
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
(carved) statue; sculpture
acquaintance; friend; (arch.) lover
half-way up a slope or stairway; landing; center of three (horizontal) columns; middle guard position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
to glitter; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glisten; to gleam; to glint
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
to clear away; to clear land; to prune; to lop off
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
nine-character charm chanted with ritual gestures to ward off evil (esp. by mountain ascetics and adherents of Esoteric Buddhism)