to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
writing; composition; essay; sentence
technical (e.g. discussion); exclusive; professional
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
grasp; catch; understanding
simply; merely; only; solely
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
long; drawn-out; very long
preface; introduction; preamble
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
how long; how far; how much
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
leaving; going home; quitting one's job; free time; leisure
metal plate; metallic plate
heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding
to be of no concern to one; to be nothing to do with one
deep emotion; strong feelings
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
starting point; starting line
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
to be born (with); to be born (to be); to be destined
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
king of beasts (i.e. lion)
to have meaning; to be meaningful
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
opinion; point of view; visual point
young (usu. of a woman); blooming; in the prime of youth; with a charm appropriate to one's age