standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
unapproachable; inaccessible; difficult to access
halo; aureole; aureola; halo (optical phenomenon); glory
leather strap binding the plates of traditional Japanese armor (armour)
grandfather; male senior-citizen
belief; faith; conviction
having absolutely nothing (left); being out of everything; absolutely nothing
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
earnestly; repeatedly; patiently
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to comfort; to console; to amuse
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
to begin making a sound (ringing, singing, crying, etc.)
to crouch; to stoop; to yield; to submit; to hide; to conceal oneself
guidance; lead; guide; primer; influence; connections
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
joints; points (of a speech)
with this I (formal); by this I (formal)
taste for the simple and quiet; rustic simplicity; austere refinement; enjoyment of a quiet life
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion
back (side); reverse; other side; inside; background; dark side (e.g. of society)
depiction; including in a picture; delineation
revengeful ghost; apparition
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
original story; original version; this volume
half-wit; fool; simpleton