great erudition; extensive knowledge; vast stock of knowledge
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
poppy seed; pinhead-like; small as ants
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
embryo; germ (e.g. wheat germ)
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
how; in what way; how about
Japanese morning glory (Ipomoea nil); picotee morning glory; funnel-shaped object; bell (e.g. of a trumpet); (arch.) rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
(nature, etc.) observation diary
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
beginning; outset; first; onset
fetus; foetus; embryo; unborn child
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
protuberance; projection; prominence; bump; boss; process
skim reading; diagonal reading (e.g. as a simple code)
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
indeed; really; truly; very much
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also