when one door is shut, another is open; the world is as kind as it is cruel
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)
articulation; speaking one's lines smoothly; reciting one's lines well
pronunciation; production of sound
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
to draw (a line); to demarcate; to mark; to plan
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
being upright and cleanhanded
beautiful woman; beauty; belle
womanly; ladylike; feminine
virile; tough; masculine; intense
coexistence; living together
standing figure; standing posture; dancing pose
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
charming; fascinating; attractive
stiff and slackless; tense without any looseness; cling tightly; pulled or stretched as far as possible; creaking of a door or oar
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
it hasn't been long since
hasty; rash; rushed; hurried; impatient; impetuous
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
to go against; to act contrary to; to run counter to; to deviate from
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be purified; to be chaste
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away