to be worn down; to be reduced
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
to be helpful; to be useful
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
as before; as ever; as it was originally
to this extent; to this degree; this much
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
to keep (a person) waiting
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
mid-January festival in northern Japan, with snow huts in which children play house; snow hut
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
it's been a long time; long time no see
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
to be overproduced; to be incredibly good (e.g. for a child); to go much better than expected; to be too good to be true (of a story, etc.)
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
overhanging snow; cornice
to step on (a nail); to run (a nail) through one's foot; to put one's foot through (the floor)
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
service; ministry; attendance; offering goods at a reduced price; providing a service for free
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; mercifully
honor; honour; credit; prestige
wild fox; (arch.) mythical fox spirit capable of possessing people
remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
progress; advance; improvement; development
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with