crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
clothing; articles of clothing; apparel
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
great burdock (Arctium lappa); gobo
turmeric (Curcuma domestica)
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
spoils of war; booty; war trophy; something one managed to obtain or buy (at a bargain sale, merchandise stall, etc.); purchases; prizes (at an arcade, etc.)
taking something out; carrying out; providing money oneself; paying with one's own money; corbel; strengthening under a seam (clothing)
ginger (Zingiber officinale)
things at hand; personal belongings
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
(frustratingly) slow; tedious; sluggish; dull; roundabout
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
treasure house; storage for valuable property
crunch crunch; thud thud; tramp tramp
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
cushion; cushion (to soften the blow); mitigation
to install; to fit; to (manage to) obtain (someone's agreement, permission, etc.); to get; to patronize (a shop); to buy usually (from the same store)
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal; unboxing (a product); unsealed mail
enshrinement; installation (of an image)
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
to be wet (with tears); to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
to suppress (a smile, yawn, etc.); to stifle; to bite to death
big catch (fishing); good haul
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly
application; request; petition
letting out blood prior to cooking; draining blood from meat, fish, etc.