ranking; toplist (e.g. of WWW sites)
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
wholehearted; earnest; determined; intent; single-minded; straightforward
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
to apologize; to apologise
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
remembering; recollection; recall; to remember; to recall; to recollect
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
position; location; base; point; site
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
to move (house); to change residence
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
proposed site; site chosen
to hardly recognise; to mistake for something or somebody else
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
talking while standing; standing around talking
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
looking or acting as if one owned the place
to discuss; to talk together
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
modesty; humility; being humble
serious look (on one's face); straight face
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
had better ...; had better not ...
to be helpful; to be useful
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
being settled; coming to a conclusion
unable to compete with; not able to make a dent in (e.g. a problem); not able to get a solid hit in (e.g. in a fight); hard to chew
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
presence; sitting with; being with
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion