to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
to lower one's voice; to speak more softly
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
index finger; forefinger; first (occ. second) finger; second toe
tsk-tsk (used to indicate that someone is mistaken); tut-tut
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
introduction (from abroad); transmission (through successive generations); being handed down (from generation to generation); being passed down
medicinal cooking (based on traditional Chinese medicine)
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
ancient civilization; ancient civilisation
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
scholar; academic; scientist; learned person; person of learning
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information; taking care not to be fooled
dispute; controversy; debate; argument; taking issue
to create (a sensation); to cause (a commotion); to give rise to (controversy); to raise (a cloud of dust); to kick up (dust)
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
firm; solid; steady; secure; unshakeable; unwavering
can do nothing but ...; have no choice but to ...; there is nothing to do but ...; cannot help ...
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
proposition; thesis; task; problem; giving a title; naming
highly nourishing (nutritious); earning top marks nutrition-wise
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
having an immediate effect; taking immediate effect
measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement
empty air; sky; shunyata (the lack of an immutable intrinsic nature within any phenomenon); emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
to hug; to clasp to one's breast
weird; disgusting; sickening
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
(sense of) hearing; auditory perception
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind