to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
many; a lot; much; multitude
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
to print; to color or pattern fabric using a wooden mold
near oneself; close to one; familiar
to irritate one; to get on one's nerves
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
ferocious; fierce; audacious; impudent; shameless
the world in general; society; convention
adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
antinomy; self-contradiction; either-or situation; choice between mutually exclusive alternatives
passion; temper; irritability
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
extensive knowledge; erudition
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
great erudition; extensive knowledge; vast stock of knowledge
to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
of tender years; very young
to bore; to tire; to weary; to use lavishly (and without regret)
atrium; well (in building); blow-by; blow-bye; drafty; draughty
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
to bend forward; to stoop; to bow
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
bishop (chess piece); bishop
to polish up; to shine up
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; greedy
to cause a person trouble
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly