to get moldy (mouldy); to get musty; to develop mildew
Lord; Highness; (arch.) you
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
primness; prim person; clear soup; water for rinsing sake cups (at a banquet, etc.)
superstition; superstitious belief
spirit; heart; disposition
unclean; dirty; unsanitary; indecent; dirty (story, money, etc.); obscene
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; Heian period (794-1185)
cosmopolitan; world citizen
even without doing; even without being
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
to shed tears; to be moved to tears
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
stripping (of rights, office, etc.); deprivation; divestiture; forfeit; revocation
strangulation; strangling
extremely; terrifically; super
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
water caltrop; water chestnut; caltrop (weapon)
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
(arch.) to match; (arch.) to equal; to catch up with; to overtake
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
gale; strong wind; swift wind; fresh breeze (Beaufort scale)
sneeze; spoken twice in response to someone sneezing as a charm against an early death
enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning