passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
to stand under a waterfall (as spiritual training)
meditation; contemplation
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
just because; even if; even though
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to decline (e.g. of morals); to be lost; to go into decline (of a town, business, etc.)
to cultivate a better understanding
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to grow cold; to get chilly; to cool down
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)
pulling down one's lower eyelid and sticking out one's tongue (as a taunt or gesture of contempt or rejection); no way!; no!; get lost!
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
unintelligible language; incoherent language; talking nonsense; babble; gibberish; jargon
(hand-to-hand) fight; grapple; scuffle; struggling (with a problem, task, etc.); grappling; wrestling
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
chairperson (of a committee); chair; chairman; chairwoman; president
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
pull-top; pop-top; pop top; pull tab
it is written that ...; ... is written; it says ...; it reads ...
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off