absolute obedience; complete submission
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
sitting together in a circle; happy circle; harmony
to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
joint (knee, elbow, etc.)
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
many people; a large number of people
long slits (esp. of eyes)
fine line; weight of thread; slit-eyed
to fall in love at first sight; (arch.) to see for the first time; (arch.) to meet for the first time; (arch.) to have sexual relations for the first time
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
harmless to humans and animals; having no influence; unimportant; insignificant
base; mean; vulgar; despicable; low
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
one's last moments; (on) the point of death; (on) one's deathbed
way (of doing things); method; style; school (e.g. of poetry)
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
to pay attention; to be watchful
to build up; to establish (one's reputation)
cannot help (feeling); cannot hold back (tears, laughter, etc.)
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
judgment; judgement; discernment
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
tie-dye; tie-dyeing; aperture (e.g. camera, iris of the eye); aperture stop; contraction; squeezing
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
worship; adoration; admiration; cult
to bear in mind; to keep remembering; to note