handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
impossible; unlikely; improbable
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
interior of the mouth; oral cavity
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
that is to say; so that means
another kind; distinct species; variety
to get entangled in; to be involved in; to be embroiled in; to get mixed up in
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
retreating figure; appearance from behind
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
extensive; vast range; wide scope
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
freely; frankly; without reserve
to fly around; to scatter
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
carbonization; carbonisation
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
almost; roughly; approximately
burn mark; grilled surface (e.g. on a steak)
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
end; close; conclusion; termination
northern or southern lights; aurora borealis or australis
erasure; striking off; crossing out; cancellation; deletion
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
long and large; tall and large; grand; huge
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb