multilateral; many-sided; diversified
to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to think over; to work out; (arch.) to notify (orally or in writing)
to stick out too much; to protrude too far; to be too strong (e.g. of tea); to be too forward; to be too assertive; to be pushy
serious; severe; grave; acute
information session; briefing; explanatory meeting
inside a car (train, bus, etc.)
to have an itch to; to have a craving for; to have an urge to; to have a desire for; to be eager to; to want to
attendance; presence; appearance
such; like that; in that way
safety; welfare; well-being
to lurk; to hover in the background; to be coiled up; to stretch tortuously
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
light; lamp; counter for electric lights
there in body, but not in spirit; distracted; in one ear and out the other
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
secrecy; highly classified information
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
mediation; good offices; influential person; person of influence; (arch.) eloquence; (arch.) eloquent person
talk about divorce or separation
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
being somewhat (half) joking; half seriously; half in jest; in a jocular vein
simmering; (boiling) gently
to boil; to come to a boil; to seethe (with rage, etc.); to be furious
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
filter; strainer; colander
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
parallel lines; remaining far apart (e.g. in discussions); not reaching an agreement
custom; practice; convention; precedent
Five Dynasties (of China; 907-979)
dilution; watering down; inflation (of budget, claim, etc.); padding
the eight early Japanese Buddhist sects; the eight Japanese monks who visited China during the early Heian period
super-sweet; sickly-sweet; overly kind; overly soft (on someone)
money-making; earning money