noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
outline; summary; epitome
careful reading; reading thoroughly; perusal
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
instead; but (on the other hand)
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
weak constitution; ill health
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
elopement; running away with a lover
ruffian; villain; scoundrel
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
Emanuel; Emanuele; Emmanuelle
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
to love; to cherish; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
to fall ill; to be taken ill
frantically; maddeningly; to distraction
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
to put to sleep; to lay (something) on its side
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits