tipsy; pleasantly drunk; mellow; entranced; enchanted; captivated
words; writing; ci (form of Chinese poetry); independent word
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
peeling off (e.g. of paint); falling off (e.g. of tiles); exfoliation; desquamation; excoriation
fresco (technique of blending wet plaster with water-based paint); (laboratory) flask
transcendence; transcendency; transcendental; to transcend; to rise above
phantom; vision; illusion
luxurious and gorgeous; splendid; dazzling
plainly; clearly; vividly
side gate; side door; service entrance
opening inward (e.g. door, window)
carrying poles (palanquin, portable shrine)
high priest; highly-ranked priest; virtuous priest; priest of great sanctity and learning
sacred place; holy ground; the Holy Land; real-life location used as a setting in a novel, film, anime, etc.
having an audience with someone of very high social standing (e.g. the emperor)
(at a rate of) once a month; 10 percent monthly interest
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
to bend down; to bow down; to prostrate oneself; to hide oneself
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
recommendation; referral; endorsement
becoming a devout believer; (religious) conversion
confusion; mixing; merger
worldly-minded person; materialist; uncultured person; philistine; vulgar person; snob
(arch.) office; (arch.) official; chief; head; (Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa) person (usually a woman) whose duty it is to officiate at religions ceremonies
to replace; to substitute
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
to brave a danger; to take a risk
to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for
arrogant person; overbearing person; self-important person; braggart; boaster
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
remark; statement; discourse
being blocked (and contained); reduced circumstances
return (to); revolution; recurrence; regression
ostentation; show; affectation
praise; admiration; exalting; extolling
to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
to swell; to become swollen; to become puffy (e.g. face from lack of sleep); to become bloated (esp. from fluid retention)