to daub; to brush; to touch up
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
overnight stay when traveling (travelling); sleeping on grass in an open field
embarrassed; self-conscious; bashful; abashed
beyond help; past salvation; incorrigible; irredeemable
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
friendship; friendly relations; fellowship
studies; schoolwork; classwork
ostentation; show; affectation
perceptivity; perceptual ability
diamond (mineral, gemstone); diamond; infield; diamond (card suit)
to gain knowledge; to build up one's knowledge
the (one's) best pupil; the (one's) top disciple
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
many problems; various problems
weird; disgusting; sickening
to be dizzy; to feel faint; to feel giddy
growth period (in children)
imprudence; oversight; omission; mistake
godsend; gift from providence
leaving (e.g. work at end of day); withdrawal (e.g. from a noble's or superior's presence); exit (e.g. from a market)
to ask for too much; to expect too much
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
charred; burnt black; scorched black
barrier; protective wall; obstacle; hindrance; imaginary shield that gives one invincibility or immunity
earthly paradise; Shangri-la
incarnation (of Buddha or bodhisattva); avatar; embodiment (as in "embodiment of evil"); incarnation; personification
being good at cooking; good cook
to exhaust one's vocabulary (in trying to persuade somebody or explain something, etc.); to run out of words; to be verbose; to cajole; to talk someone's head off
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
(not) a single person; (no) one
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
land of the gods; Japan; Heaven