to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
student (esp. a university student)
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
grounding (in a skill or subject); knowledge; training; achievements; attainments; accomplishments
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
thin Japanese paper (esp. vellum paper); Japanese tissue
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
one's own handwriting; autograph; as written with a brush
manuscript (book); written copy of a book; codex; transcription; copying
copying (by hand); transcribing
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to transcribe; to duplicate; to describe; to film; to picture
suffering; distress; difficulty; hardship; misery; being bogged down
orchid; Netherlands; Holland
English(-language) literature; British literature
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to distinguish; to discern; to make out; to tell
horizontal script (esp. of a European language); European writing; Roman letters; European language; Western language
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
English letter; alphabetic character
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
Echizen (former province located in parts of present-day Fukui and Gifu prefectures)
stammer; stutter; stammerer; stutterer
simplicity; unsophisticatedness
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
study of foreign languages; linguistics
enterprising; go-ahead; progressive