to soothe and humor; to coax
fragment; small piece; scrap; shred (e.g. of emotion); trace; bit
to bless; to show mercy to; to give (money, etc.)
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
to be exhausted; to be tired out; to be worn out
to stop; to quit; to put an end to
to come down in the world; to fall low; to be ruined; to be reduced to poverty; to fall on hard times
at this point; at this last moment; this late in the game
to ascertain; to confirm; to verify; to make sure of
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
test; trial; ordeal; tribulation
speech; eloquence; manner of speaking; manner of expression
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
Qin dynasty (of China; 221-207 BCE); Ch'in dynasty
Qin Shi Huang (259 BCE-210 BCE), first emperor of unified China; Shihuangdi
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another; successively
boiling in an iron pot; boiling to death (punishment during the Warring States period)
no holds barred; anything goes; no limits
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
Mary (mother of Jesus); the Virgin Mary; Mary (of Magdala); Mary Magdalene
patina; antique look; elegant simplicity; well-trained voice
beautiful eyebrows; lovely eyebrows
to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled
effeminate; unmanly; cowardly; sissy
low intelligence; low IQ; feeble-mindedness; unintelligent person; person with a low IQ
perpetual youth and longevity; immortality
secret method; secret process; secret formula; esoteric rituals (in Shingon Buddhism)
powerful person; influential person
emperor; living god; god incarnate; miracle-working god (who appears as the occasion demands)
servile; subservient; obsequious; slavish; self-abasing; grovelling
glowing ember (either red hot charcoal or the glowing remains of burnt firewood); live charcoal
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
expressing one's mind; speaking out
primary colour; primary color; pure color; unmixed color; original color (of a painting, etc. as opposed to a reproduction)
self-conceit; self-satisfaction; self-righteousness; self-importance; complacency
humanism; love for humanity
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
to feel deeply ashamed (of)