to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
to accomplish; to achieve; to complete; to carry out; to carry through
painstaking (e.g. effort); excruciating (e.g. hard work); grueling
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to get angry; to snap
what's what; heads or tails
to square one's shoulders (in order to intimidate)
to see; to look; to watch
legend; folklore; tradition
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
close-up photography; macro photography
(taking a) spectacular photograph; photo taken at just the right moment
(United States of) America; USA
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity; (online) comment
one grain; one drop; one bead
seasoning; flavour; flavor
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
capsicum (Capsicum annuum, esp. the cultivated chili peppers); chili pepper (chile, chilli); cayenne; shichimi pepper
soy sauce; soya sauce; shoyu
macrocosmos; macrocosm; the universe; the cosmos
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
to pour in (liquids); to pour in (money); to pump in (investment)
to get goosebumps; to have gooseflesh
precipitous cliff; sheer precipice; critical situation
to nail (to something); to nail down; to bang (e.g. one's head); to knock; to throw (at a wall, on the floor, etc.); to fling (at)
the ocean; the great deep
to whirl; to eddy; to swirl; to whirl around (of feelings, thoughts, etc.); to swirl around; to surge
closing one's eyes; passing away; dying peacefully
Black Tortoise (god said to rule over the northern heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the northern heavens
four images; four symbols; four emblems; four phenomena; four phases
Moon; the greater yin (in yin-yang)
four Taoist gods said to reign over the four directions; four gods said to reign over the four seasons
perpetual youth and longevity; immortality
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root