particularly; only; in the case of
very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to happen to have on hand or in stock
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
practice; practising; experience
to end without incident; to not turn into something serious
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
in comparison to; rather than
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
what (e.g. "what rudeness"); what (something) is like
failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness
dive (e.g. into water); (underwater) diving; dive (of an aircraft)
to clatter; to flap (noisily); to rattle; to walk around being unable to settle down
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
gushing forth; bursting out; (lit.) like breaking a dam
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
image of a bride dressed in her wedding gown (wedding kimono, etc.)
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
towering; astonishingly high
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
taking a philosophic view; looking at the long term; farsightedness
to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
(not) even once; (not) ever
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
white sauce; béchamel sauce
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis