absorption; suction; attraction
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
in the same manner as before; the same as always
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
how long; how far; how much
agglutination; adhesion; deadlock; stalemate; standstill
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
course; route; path; process; means
going through; going via; going by way of
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
good prospects; full of hope; promising
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
large tree; big tree; huge tree
repeatedly; to a tremendous extent
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
barbarian tribe; savage tribe
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
proficiency; mastery; becoming proficient (in)
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
to atone for; to expiate; to redeem; to make up for; to compensate for
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
nonchalant air; unruffled air
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to cut the wheel; to perform a twisting backward knee trip