older sister; elder sister
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
conjunctive particle indicating a cause or reason
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
something used to cover the eyes; blindfold; blinder; concealing one's home such that the interior cannot be seen from outside
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
art of war; strategy; tactics
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
mountain road; mountain trail
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
complicated and mysterious
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
vicissitudes; continual change; transmigration; metempsychosis
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
to rule; to govern; to administer
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
all living things; all God's creatures, great and small
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
to hide; to keep to oneself
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
carpet; rug; mat, mattress, quilt etc. spread out on the floor (or ground) and used to sit or sleep on; spread; (cloth) cover
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
in comparison with; when compared with; according to; in light of; in view of
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
thereupon; shortly thereafter