hesitation; indecision; vacillation
bushkiller (species of herbaceous plant, Cayratia japonica)
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)
Portugal; Portuguese language
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
parasol (esp. one that is secured to the ground); sunshade; (beach) umbrella
brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
grove of miscellaneous trees; copse; coppice; thicket
to shave off; to scrape off
lately; recently; nowadays
red clay; tuff loam; dark-red paint
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
boundless; vast; limitless; faint; hazy; dim
sweetness and bitterness; joys and sorrows
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
fervour; fervor; vigour; vigor; ardour; ardor
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
young literary enthusiast
to be curious; to wonder; to marvel
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
title; subject; problem (on a test); question; counter for questions (on a test)
planting a field with the same crop each year; repeated cultivation; collaborative literary work; story made up by several writers working on it in turn; series (of novels); cycle (of poems, songs)
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
to be photographed; to be projected
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
ear (of a cereal plant); head; point (of a brush, spear, etc.); tip; crest (of a wave); scion (in grafting)
erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
dirt floor; room with dirt floor; pit (theater seating); parterre
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
understanding; comprehension
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to rescue from; to help out of; to save