to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
great cause; moral law; justice
blind (devotion, faith, etc.); reckless
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
self-consciousness; self-awareness
hard to understand; Byzantine fashion
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
to attempt; to test; to try out
since then; from that time; ever since
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
established practice; custom
to ask a question; to ask questions
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; here and there; (sound of) walking slowly
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
discovery; detection; finding
dimly; faintly; with a faint light; warmly; friendly; in a heartwarming manner
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
direction of movement (motion); direction of travel (esp. train)
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
to talk; to chat; to chatter
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
exaltation; emotional uplift