how long; how far; how much
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
interior; inside; internal
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
effect; virtue; efficacy; impression
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
bad (fictitious) bill; empty promise
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
colonnade; row of columns
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
westering sun; setting sun; afternoon sun
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
income; receipts; revenue
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
to be absorbed in; to devote oneself (to); to give oneself over (to)
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
to add to one's circle of friends (or colleagues, etc.); to take in; to accept
honour; honor; glory; privilege
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
depraved monk; sinful priest
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
to snuggle up to; to nuzzle; to burrow into; to press a part of one's body against something
abuse; curse; swearing; insult