home page; horsepower; HP; half-pipe (i.e. in snowboarding); HP (i.e. a 'hit point' in a role-playing game)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
as (much) as possible; as (far) as possible
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
thought; consideration; thinking
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to gradually disappear; to be vanishing
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
surely (not); certainly (not)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
even more; still more; further
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
reaching; attaining; arrival
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action