to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
carving; engraving; sculpture
when looked at in that way
I wonder if it is not (something, a thing)
cool; indifferent; nonchalant; calm
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
good; goodness; right; virtue
humanities; liberal arts; social science; literary course; department of literature
self-education; self-instruction; self-study
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
twenty-seventh day of the month; twenty-seven days
free markets and open guilds; way of sitting on the ground with the sole of both feet pressed together
Jon; John; Gjon; Jonathan
show; performance; act; entertainment industry; show business
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
theatre; theater; playhouse
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to pretend (e.g. to be a good father)
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK