devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
fully; luxuriantly; fluffy; plump; soft and full
by ones and twos; tears or flower petals falling quietly; gurgling bird sound; falling apart; crumbling; dish made from fiveleaf aralia sprouts, pickled daikon, walnuts, etc.
compatibility; coexistence; standing together; balancing (e.g. work and family)
the frog in the well knows nothing of the great ocean
since then; from that time; ever since
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
step-up; advance; progress; increase
research; study; investigation
words of thanks; words of gratitude; acknowledgements; apology
most important work (of a writer, artist, etc.); representative work; masterpiece; magnum opus; major work
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to care for someone; to look after someone
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
character; personality; (fictional) character; character
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
rain shower in late autumn (fall) or early winter
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
long sentence; long piece of writing (e.g. passage, letter, article, telegram)
heroine; female protagonist; heroine; heroic woman; brave woman
to be finished; to be completed; to be done
text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence
proofreading; calibration
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
to say; to tell; to state; to do
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
novel; story; (work of) fiction
to meet fortuitously; to meet by chance; to happen across
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself