to diminish (dampen) the spirit
to hide; to conceal; to lower volume (of a sound or one's voice) so as not to be heard; to become quiet and inconspicuous
breaking a commandment (usually religious); offense against the Buddhist commandments (offence)
to lose heart; to lose interest; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose focus; to let one's guard down
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
(small) stone; rock; piece of stone
to get back to normal; to get back into one's stride; to get back into the swing of it
leaving unfinished; unfinished ending
feeling of alienation; sense of being excluded; feeling of estrangement
one's cherished opinion; pet theory
pretty girl who attracts customers to come inside a shop
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
universal love (regardless of race, borders, religion, etc.); universal benevolence
Paramecium spp. (esp. Paramecium caudatum)
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
physician's license (licence); doctor's license; medical license; license to practice medicine
dealt hand consisting of one 20-point card and six 1-point cards; outstanding; standing out above the rest
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
degree of familiarity; popularity; name recognition; notoriety
appearance (in a film, play, TV show, etc.); performance
food expenses; cost of one's board
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
being adopted into the family of one's bride
goosebumps; goose pimples
father and child; father and son; father and daughter
almost living together; spending most nights with one's partner
wife who lives elsewhere but regularly visits her husband
woman who forced her husband into marriage
living by oneself; living alone
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
cohabitation (esp. of an unmarried couple); living together
to talk (someone) down; to argue down; to silence; to put (someone) in their place; to corner in an argument; to get the better of
leaving (a light, TV, etc.) on; leaving engaged (e.g. a key in a lock)