shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
it is I who should say so
dim light; faint light; half-light of early morning; twilight
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
to print (on); to insert (an illustration); to stencil (a pattern); to instill (a thought, impression, etc.); to imprint (e.g. on one's subconscious)
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to; to become intimate (of a man and woman); to get close; to get married
creaking; squeaking; packing in tightly; cramming; hard (pressing, tying, twisting, etc.); tightly
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to give candid advice; to give harsh but honest advice; to admonish
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
training room (hall); gymnasium
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; use; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; disposal (esp. sale of goods)
finish; end; completion; result
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly