strict observance; rigid adherence; scrupulous compliance
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
confidentially; privately; off the record
idiom; set phrase; idiomatic phrase
Mary (mother of Jesus); the Virgin Mary; Mary (of Magdala); Mary Magdalene
virginity; maidenhood; maidenhead
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
Gospel of Mark (book of the Bible)
Gospel of Matthew (book of the Bible)
cross (for crucifixion); the Cross (of Christ)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
regular time; stated period
being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
elderly woman; noh mask of an old woman
symmetry; balance; proportion; uniformity
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
division (distribution) of roles; role-sharing
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
slight; light; thin; faint; dim
to love; to be attached to; to cherish; to caress
interference; meddling; butting in
to flare up; to fly into a rage
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
to be hot on a person's heels
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
fishing gear; fishing tackle
tree frog (esp. the Japanese tree frog, Hyla japonica)
breeding; raising; rearing
Australian green tree frog (Litoria caerulea); green tree frog; White's tree frog; dumpy tree frog
enthusiast; mania; enthusiasm
to stir; to mix; to banter; to make fun of (what a person says); to stir up
kind (of goods); brand; (taxonomical) form; breed; cultivar
superior; excellent; fine