custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
prudence; discretion; thought
chicken; coward; scaredy-cat; chicken
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
guess; conjecture; surmise
law-like nature; regularity
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
rush; rush hour; rush print (in films, anime, etc.); lighter aboard ship; LASH
to be prominent; to be conspicuous
to feel goodwill (towards); to wish someone well; to have a strong liking (for); to be emotionally involved
bored; having nothing to do; idle
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to beg forgiveness; to ask for someone's pardon; to ask for permission
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
to have meaning; to be meaningful
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
growing light (e.g. at dawn); pale; appearing dumb; talking in an obvious way
dawn; daybreak; beginning
to examine someone's expression
visibly; openly; publicly
natural features; scenery; things particular to a certain region or season; characteristic scenery and customs; scenes and manners
to become excited; to grow lively
to crawl out of; to creep out of
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
to hold something reverently with both hands