to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
making efficient; optimization
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
usually; under usual circumstances
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to express (e.g. emotion in poetry); to read (extra meaning) into (something); to fetch (e.g. CPU inst.); to read (data into a system)
otherwise; or else; if not
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
over the top; thickly; heavily; richly
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
wide open sky; the blue; heavens; firmament
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to bring back; to restore
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
to rebuke; to scold harshly
physical weariness; sense of fatigue; washed-out feeling
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
copying; duplication; reproduction; copy
minimum; minuscule; local minimum
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
consecutive; continuous; successive