independent action; acting alone
original text; source book; draft
replacement; substitute; displacement; transposition; reset
The Door into Summer (1957 novel by Robert A. Heinlein)
womanly; ladylike; feminine
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
turning point; critical juncture; knot (in a tree, etc.)
long (time); protracted; prolonged
to talk to oneself; to mutter
voice training; vocal exercises
Golgi body; Golgi apparatus
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
to run out of breath; to get breathless; to get puffed (out)
corporate (e.g. sports team); business organization; business corporation
France; French (language)
human power; human strength; human effort; human agency
intercommunication system
bed hair; hair disarranged during sleep; habit of moving around in one's sleep; sleeping habit
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
udon served in a pot with broth
remedy for a cold; cold medicine
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
grinding; polishing; refining (skill, knowledge, etc.); striving to master something
clearness; clarity; skillfulness (skilfulness)