dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
to crack; to be cracked; to develop a crack
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
old age; ageing; aging; old person; the elderly; the aged
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
blindness; blind (e.g. love, faith); reckless
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
to be willing to do anything (any trick) to achieve one's end
to collect information; to gather knowledge
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
superior; superiors; senior
story; tale; talk; discussion
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
to stare back at; to look back at
sincere; earnest; serious
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
to throw oneself (into an activity)
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising
profound; deep; unfathomable; esoteric
ugly; unattractive; bad-looking; unsightly; unseemly; disgraceful
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
a long time ago; long ago
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
faint-inducing; dizzying; overwhelming; mind-numbing; staggering
desire for revenge; vengeful thoughts
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
interpretation; explanation; reading; construction