to listen to in an ecstasy
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite
good; goodness; right; virtue
sunlight; sunshine; Nikkō (city in Tochigi); Suryaprabha (bodhisattva)
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
pillar of light; column of light; beam of light; light pillar
please don't fuss over me; don't go to any trouble; don't bother
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
violence; reckless action; (an) outrage
immediately; at once; instantly
loss of eyesight; loss of sight; going blind; blindness
to finish reading; to read through; to figure out; to fully anticipate
rolling (something) up by spinning it around; coiling
Catholic priest; abbe; reverend father; minister; padre
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
street at night; making a night journey
to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled
shifting the responsibility (for something) on to (someone); passing the buck
(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis
to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep
setting a bad example to others
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
to haul in (e.g. rope, net, etc.); to pull in; to attract (e.g. stares)
to be slow; to not make progress; to be inefficient
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
anyone; any person; whoever
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
short; shortstop; short (circuit); short hair; short selling
deed; act; work; performance
limited; limiting; restrictive
producing (people) in great numbers; appearing one after the other
lattice; latticework; lattice door; check(ed) pattern; plaid
shadow; shade; shading; nuance; shades of meaning; subtleties
while looking on in blank amazement; before one's very eyes; before one knew what was happening
guardianship; guardian; (theatrical) assistant; prompter
from (this, here, etc.); since (this)