gentle; mild; meek; tender
financial power; financial means; wealth
philanthropic work; charitable enterprise
charitable organization; charitable institution; charity
token (effort); something done for form's sake
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
in name only; titular; nominal
foreign matter; impurities
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
application; entry; request; subscription; offer; proposal
after a long time; for the first time in a while
splendor; splendour; gorgeousness; showiness; gaudiness; extravagance
while; during; performed in this condition
plentiful; abundant; ample; lavish
dress; outfit; equipment; makeup; adornment; guise
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
tedious; boring; being fed up with
domestic and foreign; inside and outside the country
freely; right and left; as one pleases
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
study; library; den; home office; reading room
foreign; abroad; overseas
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
making a prayer (to a god or Buddha)
charm against evil spirits; talisman; amulet
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
richly colored; richly coloured