dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
alone; unaided; away from home
grand; heroic; sublime; fierce
practical question (problem); practical matter
to drop to one's knees; to sink to one's knees
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
to volunteer; to undertake a challenge
receiving; acceptance; reception
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
well-known; famous; noted; popular; recognized
chief vassal; senior statesman
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
unpleasant feelings (e.g. hatred, disgust, revulsion, fear)
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
utter villain; atrocious fiend; devil
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
private (soldier); (common) soldier; ranks; rank and file
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
in accordance with; according to
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to open (e.g. path); to clear (the way); to break up (e.g. land)
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
several years; a few years
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
to burrow through; to dig through
national holiday; festival day
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
(Confucian) temple; church; sanctuary
planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up