exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
to put to sleep; to lay (something) on its side
indigestion; dyspepsia; incomprehensibility; inability to understand
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
one sweep (of the eye); sweeping view; unbroken view
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
to wash away; to rinse off
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
to settle (in a place); to settle down
to annoy; to cause trouble
something wrong; accident; change; abnormality; aberration
experienced person; person who has had a particular experience
drawing; painting; picture
great many; ever so many; any number; as few or as many (as you like); whether large or small
dissection; autopsy; analysis
a minute; moment; an instant; stubborn; hot-headed
troublesome; annoying; complicated
to gain experience; to get accustomed (with something)
lack; absence; shortage; deficiency; privation
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
(it was) not until; (it was) only when
cone (e.g. pine, hemlock)
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
head; brains; intellect; understanding
(only) one option; one possible choice
to get distracted; to jump off the track
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
for a while; for some time; for a period
tolerance; broad-mindedness