exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
desperately; for one's dear life
sense of emptiness; empty feeling; feeling of meaninglessness
to torment; to torture; to afflict; to harrow
to bewitch; to confuse; to enchant; to delude
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class)
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
straying; wandering (off course)
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
sacred ground; sacred precincts
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
nameless; anonymous; without name
flowers; beautiful; spectacular
to blow through; to blow across
old man; venerable gentleman; venerable; old; father
descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
slow; sluggish; dull; lax (regulation, handling, etc.); slack; sloppy
seed leaves (of a dicot); cotyledons; bud; early stages; very beginning
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
to give an impression; to make an impression
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
cherry tree; cherry blossom; light pink; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
to make a lasting impression
feminine; womanly; female
compensation; equivalent value; consideration