moderate faction; moderates
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
porcelain; china; chinaware; ceramics; pottery
to prostrate oneself before
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
social; societal; societary
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
liquor store; wine shop; bottle shop; sake dealer; liquor-store owner; brewer
plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock; breakthrough solution
to find out; to discover; to detect
regret; remorse; repentance; contrition
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
to rest (from work, studying, etc.); to take a break
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
responsibility; liability; blame; torture; torment; persecution
to be aware of; to know about; to be concerned in; to have to do with
lightning strike; thunderbolt; bolt of lightning; to strike (lightning); to be struck by lightning
the country; countryside; outskirts; suburbs; presence; being in attendance
grinding; polishing; refining (skill, knowledge, etc.); striving to master something
vibration; flickering; jolting; tremor
eternal; everlasting; unchangeable; invariant
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
compression; condensation; constriction; compaction
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times