endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
creation; Creation (by God)
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
to accept an object and hold it reverently over one's head
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
liner; regularly scheduled ship
space on a page (e.g. in a newspaper); surface of paper; letter; writings
humorous; funny; amusing; laughable; hilarious; comical
returning to the United States; kibei; Japanese-American children (nisei) born prior to WWII who were sent to Japan for schooling before returning to America
ugly (of a person); plain; unattractive; (arch.) lacking ability; (arch.) incompetent
street; quarter; district; area
woman; lady; adult female
notice; attention; observation
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
price; cost; value; worth; value
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
since long ago; already; for quite a while; for some time now
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
tool; implement; means; furniture
work in progress; WIP; goods in process
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
peace; security; tranquility; tranquillity
lightly; easily; carelessly