to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
thickly; heavily; richly; severely; strongly
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
cocoa (beverage, cocoa solids); hot chocolate
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
newspaper reporter; print journalist
about when; about what time; how soon
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
with a friendly grin; smilingly
blindness; blind person; illiteracy; illiterate person; ignorance; ignoramus
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward; after a brief interval
to drink up; to drain (cup)
background music; (movie or commercial) soundtrack; featured songs
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
Japanese pepper (species of Sichuan pepper, Zanthoxylum piperitum); Japanese prickly ash
high steward; grand master
Taishō period (1912-1926); Taisho period
collection (of musical pieces); studies; album; suite
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)