to exceed; to be even more (so); to exaggerate
sieve; sifter; screen; screening (jobs, candidates, etc.)
direct transmission (of mystery, skill, secret, etc.); initiation
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
twenty years of age; youth; early age; tender age of ...
rehabilitation; remaking one's life; rebirth; regeneration; coming back to life; revival
esoterica; mystery; sanctum
hairy caterpillar; woolly bear; pest; nudnik (nudnick)
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
lonely; lonesome; dreary; (arch.) loneliness; (arch.) desolation
Burmese rosewood (Pterocarpus indicus); angsana; flowering quince (of genus Chaenomeles) (Pseudocydonia sinensis); Chinese quince (Chaenomeles sinensis); quince (Cydonia oblonga)
Burmese rosewood (Pterocarpus indicus); angsana; flowering quince (of genus Chaenomeles) (Pseudocydonia sinensis); Chinese quince (Chaenomeles sinensis); quince (Cydonia oblonga)
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
dreamworld; dreamland; la-la land
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
second month of the lunar calendar
toothpick; skewer for eating moist wagashi (steel, bamboo, etc.)
projecting part (of a headland, etc.); moment of departure; (on the) point of going out; outset; start
to hit; to beat; to shout at; to yell at
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
tempering iron; forging steel; wrought iron
here and there; in places
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
floating; buoyancy; fishing float; bobber; buoy; lifebuoy
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
third rank (in the Japanese court system); Trinity; the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit
hand net; dip net; scoop net
ripeness; mellowness; maturity; perfection
expert(ise); skill; dexterity
experienced; seasoned; veteran
with a clink (of metal); with a chink
prompt; immediate; in real time
preparation; provision; guarding
touché; you've got me there