younger scholar; future reference
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
encroachment; erosion; corrosion
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
to be launched (e.g. rocket); to lift off; to be washed up (on the shore)
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
completion; finish; workmanship; result; outcome
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist
to base something on; to make something the basis
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
recipe; prescription (medical); how-to guide (e.g. crafts)
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
breath; breathing; tone; mood
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
to mix; to stir; to blend
required; needed; necessary
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
each and every person (saying); one and all; unanimously; in unison; separately; individually
to put on airs; to assume importance
ill-natured; mean; mischievous; nasty; unkind; teasing
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
to harmonize; to harmonise; to be in harmony; to say the same thing in unison (inadvertently)
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
launching; launch; end (of a theatrical run, etc.); closing party (e.g. a theater show); cast party