to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
pride; boast; credit (to)
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
to move forward; to move on
looking on (somebody) as hostile
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
miserable; wretched; lonely; dreary; shabby; comfortless
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
farewell; be that so; in that case; (arch.) however; (arch.) though that may be the case
to draw the line (between two situations); to make a clear distinction; to make it clear where one stands; to take clear responsibility for (mistakes, etc.)
distinction (e.g. between right and wrong, public and private, etc.)
physical condition; state of health
to stay within bounds; to not take (something) to extremes; to not get carried away; to not go too far
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
middle of a month; second third of a month; 11th to 20th day of a month
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
many problems; various problems
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
to burn hotly; to burn redly; to lose one's temper; to get mad; to be upset
mysterious bird; strange bird; eerie bird; monster that has taken the form of a bird
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
phoenix (esp. fenghuang, the Chinese phoenix)
phoenix (bird of Egyptian mythology); phoenix (any palm tree of genus Phoenix, incl. the date palm)
death (and entering the hereafter)
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
interior of the womb (of a pregnant woman); interior of the uterus; interior of a Buddhistic statue
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
thereupon; shortly thereafter