intelligence; genius; scholarship; virtue
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
development; cultivation; application; exploitation (of resources)
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt
kind; sort; species; species
breeding; propagation; reproduction; multiplication; increase
entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with
to be born; to come into the world
(distinction of) sex; gender
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
a long, long time ago; very long ago
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
to subsist; to keep on living
contract; compact; agreement
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
academic book; scholarly book; learned book; tome
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
to read (a book, etc.) over again
corresponding to; being applicable to; being relevant to; coming under; falling under; fulfilling (requirements)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front of a coat, kimono, etc.); collar area
cleavage (between breasts)
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
to shake one's head (in disagreement); to disagree; to refuse; to say no; to turn down (a request)
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
to take a breather; to take a rest; to take a break
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
in succession; one after another
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
dream within a dream; (beyond) one's wildest dreams; entirely unrealizable dream; pie in the sky
expression of appreciation (for someone's efforts); thanks
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving