to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
Baekje (ancient Korean kingdom; 18 BCE-660 CE); Paekche
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
bathing; to bathe; to take a bath; to enter a bath
to be at a loss for words
branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
stale; hackneyed; cliched
to take to; to let one's heart go out to
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
within the story (of a book, play, film, etc.)
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
other self; alter ego; part of oneself (in someone or something else); incarnations of Buddha
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
to soothe one's soul; to raise one's spirits
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
general public; the masses
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
very; greatly; exceedingly
not necessarily so; is not always true
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
kabuki; Japanese classical drama
ukiyo-e; ukiyoe; Edo-period woodblock print
worldliness; vulgarity; coarseness
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
look; appearance; spectacle; sight; observation meditation; outlook on ...
adhesive bandage; sticking plaster; band-aid
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of