nostalgia for the good old days; taste for the past; retro tastes
conducting oneself properly; right conduct; doing the right thing
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
to shoulder responsibility
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
as far as the eye can see
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
recoil; hesitation; flinching; shrinking back
leader; authority; mainstay
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
compromise; mutual concessions; give-and-take
to give and take; to make mutual concessions; to compromise
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
hyacinth (Hyacinthus orientalis)
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
under the orders of; by order (command)
vigour; vigor; virility; health; sturdiness
willowherb (Epilobium pyrricholophum); safflower red; kimono color combination (crimson outside, bluish purple inside)
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation; to be completely defeated; to be beaten hollow
coexistence; living together
awareness that somebody will be hard to deal with; awareness that one is not good at something; (feeling) not up to doing something
appropriate; suitable; proper; fitting
food and drink; eating and drinking
report; return (e.g. tax); statement; declaration; notification; filing
unthinkable; count for nothing; not matter; out of the question
a little late; somewhat late; latish; a little slow; somewhat slow
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
cooking; food preparation
lightly; nimbly; with agility; casually; readily; regularly
to feel at ease; to feel relaxed
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary
fickle; inconstant; capricious; having many romantic interests
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable