elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
dance hall; dance floor; landing (stairs); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); period of stagnation
persistence; single-mindedness
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
practice (as opposed to theory); actual practice; actual site; (at) the scene; (on) the spot
to attempt; to test; to try out
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
long-cherished ambition; satisfaction
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
loudly (flinging open a door); with a clatter; with a crash (e.g. of a falling structure); completely (change); utterly; louvre window (door, vent, etc.)
to be confusing; to be different from what one is used to
ocean; large sea; fabric pattern
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
to feel dizzy; to have blood rush to one's head; to lose one's cool; to be obsessed; to be infatuated; to become conceited
lapis lazuli; lapis lazuli (color); beryl; mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail); glass
come on; hurry up; chop chop; yeah; that's right; exactly
to pluck (e.g. a fruit, a leaf); to pick; to tear off (e.g. a ticket stub, a branch from a tree)
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
cruelty; hard-heartedness
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
look!; there!; here!; that is
trivial; not amounting to much; not enough to cause a problem; not as much as expected
to shout (in anger); to yell
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
surroundings; environs; circumference