spirit; psyche; god; deity; divinity
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear)
all eyes; public attention
investment; contribution; financing
marking; grading; scoring
unpopular (with); out of favour (with); badly received
enjoying popularity among the customers
in proportion to; according to; depending on
to qualify (as); to have the qualifications (for ...); to be entitled to; to have a claim (for)
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
to increase in value; to gain prestige
hoping against hope; desperately hoping; as a last hope
age difference; disparity in age; age gap
guarantor; surety; sponsor; reference; bondsman
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
very rich person; the super rich
to be at a loss; to think and think but get nowhere; to fail to come up with a good idea
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
uppercase letter; capital letter; large character; large writing; the (kanji) character "dai" meaning "big"; huge character "dai" formed by fires lit on the side of a mountain in Kyoto on August 16 each year
lowercase letter; small letter
katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords
written request; request for ...; application for ...
(arch.) bracelet (made of stringed jewels or bells and worn at the elbow); bracer (for the elbow of an archer)
transparency; degree of clearness
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
analepticum; restorative medicine
horrible; deadly; punishing; murderous
quickly; swishing; whooshing
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
to judge; to decide; to sit in judgement; to try
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
to love greatly; to love beyond all else