criticism; critique; review; commentary
Olympus; Olympos; Olympus
battledore (early form of badminton racket)
shuttlecock (in hanetsuki)
dance (esp. Western style); dancing
lotus leaf; vulgar; wanton
fertile; rich; productive
aristocrat; nobleman; dignitary; person of high rank
commonwealth; federation of states; confederation; union
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
cancellation; withdrawal; abolition; revocation; cancel; CAN
heavenly nymph; celestial maiden; beautiful and kind woman
(arch.) division of the night (from approx. 7pm to 5am) into five 2-hour periods; the fifth of these periods (approx. 3am to 5am)
Muhammadanism; Mohammadanism
height of summer; hottest part of summer
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
hook; hook bracket (Japanese quotation mark)
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to set aside one's interests
fit; spasm; attack; seizure
love affair; sensual pleasures
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
Apollo (Greek and Roman god)
mallee (var. of eucalyptus)
Mary (mother of Jesus); the Virgin Mary; Mary (of Magdala); Mary Magdalene
the senses; sensuality; carnality