personification; impersonation; embodiment
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
last chapter (book, etc.)
literally; to the letter; literal
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
though; notwithstanding; although
to read to the end; to read through; to read from cover to cover
indeed; really; truly; very much
to finish reading; to read through
to shake; to jolt; to rock; to swing
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
the real pleasure (of something); the real thrill; flavour of ghee; (fig.) delicious taste; Buddha's gracious teachings
if so; in that case; in that situation
to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain in the same neighborhood
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something