heathen; heretic; pagan; nonconformist; freethinker; iconoclast
(coming to an) agreement; consent; mutual understanding; accord; consensus
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
commitment; pledge; promise
sweet (taste); luscious; sweet (melody, dream, etc.); delightful; pleasant
superficial; shallow; frivolous; careless; sliding along the surface of something; being slippery
to be choppy (of waves); to be rough; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to beat fast (of a heart); to be in turmoil; to be in discord
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to surround; to crowd around
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
game of make-believe; child's play; pretend play
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
going around in circles; circling a temple; roll-call vote
blank space (in documents); vacuum; blank; void
a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible
had better ...; had better not ...
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
those present; attendance
to try and draw someone out; to fish for information; (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them; to offer water before a grave
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
line-spacing in text; (fig.) between the lines
reason; cause; history; origin
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
to settle peacefully; to work out peacefully; to come to an amicable solution; to become reconciled