preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
exactly the same; identical; exact; perfect
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm); graupel; dicing; small cubes; roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)
even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to turn pale; to lose color; to lose colour
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
to kidnap; to abduct; to snatch; to carry people away; to take by force
eternity; permanence; perpetuity
just then; at that time; right then; appropriate moment
calico (pattern); tortoiseshell-and-white; calico cat; tortoiseshell-and-white cat
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
remaining text omitted (in quotation)
duplication; repetition; overlapping; redundancy; restoration
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
rakshasa; man-eating demon in Hinduism and Buddhism
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
praise; worship; adoration; glorification
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
bright (weather, mood, voice, etc.); clear; fine; beautiful; glorious; splendid
weeping for joy; crying with happiness
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
river; stream; River; the ... river
wharf; bridge; jetty; pier
fantastical idea; fanciful notion; bizarre thought
Easter lily (Lilium longiflorum)
front garden; front yard; vestibule (of the ear)
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
skillfully; admirably; really well; excellently
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise