puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
silence (not speaking); muteness
in (e.g. secret); with (e.g. success)
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
superficial knowledge; smatterer
sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile
shopping; purchased goods
fixed; obvious; commonplace
secondhand book; ancient book; antiquarian books
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
journal; magazine; periodical
counter for books; volume
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
temple festival; fair; fete day; day related to a particular deity and thought to bring divine blessing to those who celebrate it
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
comparatively; relatively
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
round coin with a (square) hole in the center; coin made of non-precious materials; money
man of the world; man about town; dilettante; well-informed person
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
like this; this sort; this way
example; illustration; precedent
tending to find things bothersome; person who tends to find things bothersome
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
one's nature; characteristic; inherent; natural