lapis lazuli; lapis lazuli (color); beryl; mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail); glass
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
such ... as; or some such
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
troubled face; worried expression
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
meaning; significance; sense
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
had better ...; had better not ...
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
spread; extension; influence; aftereffect; ripple
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
thought; consideration; thinking
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
should; must; -able; probably; likely
secret; private; surreptitious