state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
adds force or indicates command
chapter one; first chapter
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
anger; rage; resentment; indignation; exasperation
to dye; to colour; to color
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
than; from; out of; except; but; more
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
considerably; fairly; quite
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline