sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
subjectivity; subject (philosophical); ego; one's personal opinion; one's own idea
on the occasion of; at the time of
fragment; scrap; piece; shred
to put together; to combine; to join together; to match against (e.g. in a sport)
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
front; frontage; facade; main
point of view; viewpoint; angle; visual point (position of the eye in calculations of optical instruments)
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
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.)
being startled; getting a shock
restoration (to the original state or location); reconstruction; restitution
to be stormy or choppy (sea); to go through hard times; to be broke; to be gloomy; to be glum
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
to pull tight; to brace; to tighten
leaf venation; leaf nervature; leaf vein; leaf nerve
one line; one stretch (e.g. of road); earnest; resolute; (arch.) one bloodline; (arch.) one clan
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
young branch; shoot; sprig; scion
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
regarding highly; attaching importance to
with a clap-clap (e.g. of wooden clappers); (touching) lightly and repeatedly; (something small hopping) repeatedly; punctuation marks such as the dakuten
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
rough (touch, voice, etc.); coarse; gritty; rattling (of beans, beads, etc.)
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
specific gravity; relative density; relative importance; weight
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; spotting (in weight training)
(slowly and) carefully; without haste; thoroughly; deliberately; closely; meticulously
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
with a start; with a jump
evening; early night hours