to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with
to get thin; to taper off
to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to do with enthusiasm; to be excited to do; to throw oneself into
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
gentle breeze; soft wind; breath of air; zephyr
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to get a haircut; to give a haircut; to cut hair
the Emperor; His Majesty; the government; the authorities; proprietress; hostess
blame; censure; rebuke; reproof
to investigate; to examine
as far as the eye can see
all directions; every direction; all sides; all quarters; everywhere
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
filthy; squalid; dirty; foul; sordid
old age; ageing; aging; old person; the elderly; the aged
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
influence; effect; impact
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
feeling in the hands (when striking, poking, etc.); (feeling of) resistance; response (to one's efforts); reaction; (having an) effect (on)
accomplice; conspirator; cohort
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
to become fraught with emotion
dividing into four; quartering
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
equally; thoroughly; all over; uniformly; without exception; all around
in every nook and corner; from A to Z; from head to toe; from cover to cover
to bend down with a round back