concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
interruption; suspension; break
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
tender; warm; meticulous; detailed; deep (of a colour); thick (e.g. fog)
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
half-sibling (with a different mother)
face; looks; vestiges; trace
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features); decent; proper; correct
sensitive; fragile; feeble; indecisive
stillness; quiet; peacefulness
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
pasturing; letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
support; backing; patronage
any more; any further; any better; any longer
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
(piece of) rope; ordinary method
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
peace; security; tranquility; tranquillity
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation