seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
(giving) instruction; initiation
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
forming a circle; circular formation (orig. in battle); huddle; ring
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to surround; to crowd around
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
snapping one's fingers; finger-snap
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
to dance; to perform dance steps
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to sit in a row; to be arrayed
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
recklessly; thoughtlessly; pamperingly; indulgently; shoo!; heave-ho; hallo