observation; survey; watching
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
dead branch (or twig, etc.); withered branch
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
quick-witted; bright; rapid thinking
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
nape (of the neck); nucha
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
modesty; humility; being humble
one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)
intermittence; being intermittent; occurring intermittently