to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
to be flowing (of blood); to be alive; to be humane; to show signs of humanity
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
to wind (of a road, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
maintenance; preservation; improvement
to come back (to); to return to a starting point
fit; spasm; attack; seizure
to rebound; to recoil; to splash; to have a repercussion; to have a reciprocal effect
remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
proposition; thesis; notion; problem; issue; challenge
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
tea party; get-together; tea ceremony
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
verdant; fresh and green; bright green; lush
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
small hill; low hill; hillock
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
cumulonimbus; gigantic columns of clouds (in summer); thunderhead
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
sunlight; rays of the Sun
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
chair; stool; post; office; position
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
attaining Buddhahood; becoming a Buddha; entering Nirvana; going to heaven; resting in peace; dying (peacefully)
ghost bound to a specific physical location (usu. where death occurred)
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
greeting; a fine thing to say