leader; guide; mentor; coach
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
forcefulness of speech; influential voice
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
left utterly helpless; have no one to turn to; unapproachable
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to quit; to resign; to decline; to turn down
to be bony; to be angular
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
to blow through; to blow across
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
attendant; person who looks after one's needs; caretaker
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
soft sound; dampening (of sound)
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
portable shrine (carried in festivals); palanquin; buttocks; lower back
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to brave a danger; to take a risk
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
in a bad temper; cranky; crabby
lady attendant; lady's maid; waiting maid
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
to look around; to survey
saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly
as one pleases; irresponsibility; free-for-all
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
village; hamlet; settlement
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
to play a leading role; to play a central part
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
once in a lifetime (opportunity); (a golden opportunity that may) happen only once in a thousand years
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although