to be enigmatic; to be puzzling; to be wrapped in mystery
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
to interrupt (with frivolous remarks, silly jokes, etc.); to butt in; to make teasing remarks
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
to transcribe; to duplicate; to describe; to film; to picture
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for
this for sure; certainly is
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
stairs; stairway; staircase
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
how can (one) do something
in the same manner as before; the same as always
to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
with a start; with a jump
resigning to another's will; going along without resistance; doing as another wants
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
clever; bright; sharp; wise; intelligent; sagacious
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
intelligent; wise; sagacious; smart-alecky; cheeky
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
resignation; acceptance; consolation