to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
old Japanese court music; gagaku
barbarian tribes surrounding ancient China
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
by a strange coincidence; in an unexpected turn of events; by chance; by accident
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
return; coming back; second coming (e.g. of Christ); second advent; reincarnation
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
to be at a loss for words
to be enthralled by; to be disguised as
to fight to the bitter end
friction; discord; strife
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
soccer ball; football (as used in soccer)
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
to roll in; to tumble into; to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest); to fall in one's way; to fall into one's lap
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
look of death; shadow of death
to mow; to reap; to harvest
to spread one's roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.)
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
besides; moreover; in addition
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
extremely important; essential; vital; crucial
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
to fall incessantly (rain, snow, etc.); to downpour
naturally; of course; understandably