pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
hard worker; hardworking person
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
inner canthus; inner corner of the eye
feeling; sense; impression
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
first class plus; extra special
superb piece of work; masterpiece; exquisite item; perfection; unique article
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
temporary; ad hoc; makeshift; stopgap
self-aggrandizement under pretense of aiding another (aggrandisement, pretence)
how long; how far; how much
mental; spiritual; emotional
to use up all of one's energy and willpower; to be exhausted (and have no will to go on)
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone
ennui; languishing; feeling of exhaustion; lassitude; lethargy
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
festival; feast; carnival
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping)
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
to unfold; to unroll; to open
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
transverse flute (e.g. a fife)
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
sorrowful (e.g. person, scene, etc.); melancholic
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
to listen to in an ecstasy
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner
spit; skewer; proxy (computer server)
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
grilling on a skewer; spit-roasting
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
to bite off; to gnaw through