fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
to do in place of or on behalf of (someone)
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
thickness; profundity; depth
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
by ones and twos; tears or flower petals falling quietly; gurgling bird sound; falling apart; crumbling; dish made from fiveleaf aralia sprouts, pickled daikon, walnuts, etc.
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
to bury; to embed; to implant
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
thereupon; shortly thereafter
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
to chase; to run after; to pursue
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to call; to invite; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to ride
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
marriage proposal; courtship
to introduce oneself; to announce oneself (e.g. as the person sought); to come forward (e.g. as a witness, with a claim, etc.)
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
separate; scattered; apart
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
restoration; return; reduction; resolution; deoxidization
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
posterity; future life; life to come
foundation stone; cornerstone
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
to be choked up; to be crushed (emotionally); to be overcome (with emotion); to be shocked; to be horrified