tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
to compose; to put together
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
going back to sleep; sleeping in
2nd day of the month; two days
exactly; just; precisely; punctually; exactly on time
complete darkness; total darkness; pitch darkness
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
mole (Talpidae spp., esp. the small Japanese mole, Mogera imaizumii)
rubble; debris; wreckage; trash; rubbish
to burrow through; to dig through
making no mistakes (esp. in a performance)
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
time; meter; beat; the moment (of doing); the instant
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
edged tool; cutting instrument; knife
unfavourable comparison; unfavorable comparison
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
other than; excluding; without
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
firm; strong; solid; stable
letting (someone) die without helping
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
stratagem; artifice; trick; ruse; scheme; tactics
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as