grimoire; book of magic; book of sorcery
to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (forever); to continue to conceal
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
one-year-old; one year old
a second time; again; once more; twice
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
otherwise; or else; if not
deed; act; conduct; behavior; asceticism
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
a long time ago; long ago
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
actual article or goods; spots (stocks, foreign exchange, commodities, etc.); (in) kind (income, benefit, rent, taxes, investment, etc.)
bloodsucking; sucking blood
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
the ancients; ancient people
to use all one's strength (ability)
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
expulsion; driving out; driving away; extermination
predation; eating prey; preying upon
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties