nothing more ... than this; as ... as it could possibly be
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to be too numerous; to be too much
do this, do that; dos and don'ts
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
to gather; to collect; to assemble
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
pale; pallid; bluish-white
chilly; unpleasantly cold
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
body heat from several people in close quarters; stuffy air
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
going on a pleasure jaunt
almost; roughly; approximately
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
orphan; person without friends
mindset; outlook; view; way of looking at things; perspective
enlightenment; instruction
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
imperial court; royal court
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
slightly difficult; somewhat bothersome; troublesome; peevish; querulous
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish