to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
essence; true nature; substance; reality
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
otherwise; or else; if not
such ... as; or some such
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to antagonize; to provoke antipathy
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting
to put into effect; to put into practice
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
to put into the mouth; to eat
placed one upon another; piled up; excellent; splendid; superimposition; superposition
first generation; founder
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
to say; to be pleased to say
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise