sovereignty; supremacy; dominion
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
undivided attention; concentration
self-improvement; (mental) training; self-discipline; cultivation
unselfish; selfless; disinterested
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
to get thin; to taper off
warp; curvature; curve; arch
to resign from one's post
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
Japanese ash (Fraxinus japonica)
Japanese ash (Fraxinus japonica)
old couple; elderly couple
senility; senile decay; infirmity (through age)
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
to gradually disappear; to be vanishing
to begin talking; to open up
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air
summer heat; hot weather; (arch.) heatstroke
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid