sphere; counter for balls
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
absolutely; positively; decidedly
to bestow (esp. of a god); to grant
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
to make a vow; to take an oath
to whine; to make feeble complaints
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
plaster; gypsum; calcium sulphate (sulfate)
(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)
to sob; to be choked with tears
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily
knowing; (an) acquaintance
idealization; idealisation
even assuming that ...; even granted that ...
conversely; on the contrary
caution; admonition; prohibition; ban; punishment; (arch.) caution
bound hand and foot; hedged in (e.g. by restrictions); immobile
creak; squeak; creaking sound
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
to tremble; to shiver; to shake
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
from the viewpoint of; according to
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
being accomplished in both the literary and military arts; doing well in both school and sports
audience; spectator; spectators
production (e.g. play); direction
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
to read and understand; to subject to close analysis; to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
next-door neighbors; (living, sitting) next to each other
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing