that gentleman; that lady; he; she
narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; unreasonable; warped
disinfection; sterilization; sterilisation
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
dictation; verbal statement
inquisitive mind; spirit of inquiry; spirit of enquiry
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
in comparison to; rather than
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
leather; tanned animal hide; suede; kanji "tanned leather" radical (radical 178)
nata; sturdy broad-bladed knife, used in woodcraft and hunting (often with a rectangular blade)
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
mountain recess; deep in the mountains
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
virile; tough; masculine; intense
to hide; to keep to oneself
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; taciturn person; uncommunicative person
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
whistling (e.g. of a kettle)
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
channel (of a stream, valley, etc.)