smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
utmost limit; extremity; result
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
mole cricket (esp. the Oriental mole cricket, Gryllotalpa orientalis)
historic ruins (remains, relics); archeological site
insular; closed; unsociable; exclusive
felling timber; cutting down trees; logging; lumbering
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter
to be reminded of; to call to mind
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
secret ceremony; ritual; sanctum sanctorum
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
to make a vow; to take an oath
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
viewing as a problem; problematizing
accession to the throne; enthronement
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
investiture of the Crown Prince
to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
final decision; ultimate decision; official decision; finalizing; last word (on or about something); final word
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)