reward; prize; treat; delight; small joy
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
to shut one's eyes to (one's own faults, etc.); to pretend not to see; to pay no attention to; to forget; to fail to notice; (lit.) to put on a shelf
late at night; at a late hour
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
writing; composition; essay; sentence
antiquity; ancient times; bygone days; former times
Hebrew alphabet; Hebrew letter
Phoenician alphabet; Phoenician character
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
Bible; the Scriptures; Holy Writ
study of foreign languages; linguistics
faculty (of a university); school; college; department
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
Aramaic alphabet; Aramaic letter
derivation; development; offshoot
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
messy; confused; chaotic; in a nagging manner; (complaining) about various things
throw; throwing; resigning (a game of shogi, go, etc.); giving up; selling at a loss; sell-off
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
literature; books (reference); document
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
grimoire; manual of black magic; book of magic and spells
reception (e.g. of visitors); dealing with
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
arrest; apprehension; capture
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
to disentangle; to untangle; to break up into pieces; to pick apart; to relieve; to ease
to make coffee; to brew coffee
grotesque; disgusting; gross
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
periodic; regular; routine
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
to raise one's voice; to shout
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy