thirteenth day of the month; thirteen days
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
to master something (through personal experience)
overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view
to judge (on the basis of); to control; to discipline (oneself); to regulate
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
rigour; rigor; closeness; compactness; tightly knit
detailed knowledge; finely detailed
thick; dense; rich (as in taste or content); crowded
minute; fine; delicate; accurate; precise; elaborate
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
dress; outfit; equipment; makeup; adornment; guise
settlement (financial); squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
even more; still more; further
debt; liabilities; obligation to a person or party (usu. legal or contractual)
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
to put on (another's shoes by mistake); to put (shoes) on the wrong feet; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse; to have a mistaken idea of
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb
final word; voice of authority; authoritative pronouncement