having many difficulties in store; grim prospects
bloomers; (girls') gym shorts
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to attract attention; to come into the limelight
supreme; sublime; highest
mad (with grief, love, etc.); crazy; out of one's mind; on the verge of insanity
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to choose the best; to select carefully; to handpick
to assemble (in a hall); to meet together (in a room)
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards
instant; moment; for an instant
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
Burmese rosewood (Pterocarpus indicus); angsana; flowering quince (of genus Chaenomeles) (Pseudocydonia sinensis); Chinese quince (Chaenomeles sinensis); quince (Cydonia oblonga)
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
sports ground; playing field; playground
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
to lie on top of one another; to be in a heap
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
reality; actuality; hard fact
to crouch; to squat; to cower
discovery; detection; finding
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal