ashes and earth; poor volcanic soil
frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
gods and men; godlike person; person as powerful as a god; (arch.) low-ranking Shinto priest
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
granted that; even if; even though
esoterica; mystery; sanctum
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
extermination (esp. pests); expulsion; destruction
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
to sell out; to sell widely; to sell on a large scale
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
treat; banquet; feast; thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal
beautiful; lovely; heartwarming; beautiful
finely chiseled (features)
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
to have an audience; to meet; to face (an enemy); to confront; to serve (esp. as one's wife)
formal dress; ceremonial dress; morning dress; evening dress; dress suit
commonwealth; federation of states; confederation; union
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
fence; hedge; barrier; wall; railing
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
bad karma; sinful deed; evil deed