feeling keenly; fully realizing
criticizing; lambasting; pointing out faults; calling for a retake; ordering (somebody) to redo something
literally; to the letter; literal
to dig your own grave; to bring calamity upon oneself; to put your foot in it
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
to look forward to something
expression; presentation; representation; notation
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
one's possessions; ownership
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
sunlight; rays of the Sun
to reflect; to throw back light
Chinese banyan (Ficus microcarpa); Malayan banyan; Indian laurel
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
book; volume; this; present; main; head
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
gems and stones; wheat and chaff; wheat and tares; good and bad
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
footpath; walkway; sidewalk
beyond that point; after that
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
water's edge; beach; foreshore
off the coast; offshore; out at sea
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
gradation; gradation haircut; taper
to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate