metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
lady attendant; lady's maid; waiting maid
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
exclusive; attached to; specialist
to collect; to gather; to compile; to arrange; to settle
mallee (var. of eucalyptus)
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
both hands; both arms; ten
to hold something reverently with both hands
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
specialization; specialisation
near; close; beside; third person
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
fair-skinned; light-complexioned
(your) daughter; young woman
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
maintenance; preservation; improvement
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
touching; moving; painful
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving