based on; built on; made from
to be infatuated (with); to be hooked (on); to lose one's heart (on)
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
boastful speech; bragging
coquettish voice; flirtatious voice
participation; joining; entry; adherence
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
beard (esp. on the chin); goatee
to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
death of important person (e.g. prince, princess, cabinet minister)
power map; power structure; power relationships
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
sycophant; apple-polisher; flatterer; sesame seed grinding
whispering; murmuring; subdued
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
(made of) stone; stone-built
government official; clerk
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
deep inside; innermost place
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
to be sore; to be inflamed; to be bleary; to be dissipated; to be dissolute; to indulge in