day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
to be within one's capabilities; to be easy to chew
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
being beyond recovery; having no hope of recovery
snake; serpent; large snake
to expose (a secret); to disclose; to take apart; to take to pieces; to kill; to do away with
ruggedly; jaggedly; stiffly; choppy (e.g. graphics); lagged; clunky
to bend; to turn up; to turn down; to double
to mow down; to cut down; to slash (horizontally); to make a clean sweep; to sweep away; to brush away
praying mantis (esp. the narrow-winged mantis, Tenodera angustipennis)
knot; tying; bundle; lumping; conclusion; ending
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
invulnerability; immortality; insensibility to pain
everything; anything; nothing
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
few decades; many decades; several decades
if possible; preferably; if circumstances allow
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
small theatre; kabuki performed in a small theatre; little performance; short acted scene; act
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to read (someone's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
becoming a pupil (of); becoming an apprentice
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
pot (esp. teapot, coffee pot); vacuum bottle; thermos flask
another helping; second helping; seconds; other paw!
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
to become empty; to be emptied