intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
being unhuman; being removed from humanity; being unworldly
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
either way; in any case; one way or another
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
third day of the month; three days
together; at the same time; same; identical
branch road; branch path; fork road
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
Wonderland (fictional locale created by author Lewis Carroll)
children's story; fairy tale
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
clear; distinct; evident; definite
machinery; gadgetry; equipment
square measure; size (e.g. of land); area; surface