memo; memorandum; note; (diplomatic) memorandum
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
to offend someone; to give offence; to hurt someone's feelings
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
success or failure; outcome; result
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
(not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) altogether
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
bhava (becoming, existence)
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
each time it happens; at all such times
(how) many times; (how) often
to bake (a design onto ceramic); to fire (on); to burn into (one's memory); to sear into; to print (from a negative); to brand; to fuse together (metals)
congeniality; satisfaction; gratification; critical hit
half the body; half length
blueness; greenness; tinge of blue; (vegetable) garnish
to have a showdown; to settle (e.g. a dispute)
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
to flutter down (of leaves, petals, etc.); to fall as if dancing
being filled with; being full of; permeation
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently
richly colored; richly coloured
heat shimmer; heat haze; shimmering of hot air
loading; charging; filling
to be choked; to be stifled; to be smothered
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
to be violated; to be corrupted; to be polluted; to be stained
last days; the end; one's fate
accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank
main hall (of a Buddhist temple); main temple
dragon god; dragon king; naga
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable