to shave off; to scrape off
blizzard of falling cherry blossoms; flurry of falling cherry blossoms
(natural) satellite; moon; (artificial) satellite
(arch.) arm (esp. upper arm); counter used to measure the thickness of round objects
holy mother; birth mother of a holy man (or woman); Virgin Mary
sacred scripture; sacred book; holy book; writings of a sage
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
to vomit; to throw up; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
to wash away; to rinse off
magic; sorcery; wizardry; magic (illusion); conjuring
to feel nauseated; to feel sick
fanatic; fanatic believer; zealot
to gouge out; to cut out; to scoop out; to bring to light; to reveal
sunny spot; exposure to the sun
self-torture; masochism; inflicting damage to oneself
to impress; to move one's heart; to touch (a person's heart)
weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
manufacturing; craftsmanship; making New-Year's decorations; (arch.) preparing fields; (arch.) farming
luxury cruise ship; luxury liner
to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down; to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip
(a) dose; (a) puff; (a) smoke; lull; short rest
end of war; cessation of hostilities
aggression; invasion; raid
treaty; pact; convention; agreement
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
daring; brave; bold; valiant; intrepid; dauntless
to meet; to assemble; to gather; to encounter; to run into