collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
I appreciate your efforts
recovery; undoing; recall
various articles; various items; various kinds
maker; builder; creator; farmer
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
snake; serpent; large snake
venomous snake; poisonous snake
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
pulling up; drawing up; raising; increase; repatriation; evacuation
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
western part of Japan (esp. Kyushu, but ranging as far east as Kinki); western nations (esp. India or Europe); thirty-three temples in the Kinki area containing statues of Kannon (Avalokitesvara); pilgrimage to the thirty-three temples sacred to Kannon
famous picture; masterpiece (painting); excellent film; film classic
several hundred; hundreds (of)
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
bereavement; separation by death; loss
adult; grown-up; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
to perform some process; to apply some treatment; to revise; to correct
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
leading; prominent; eminent; counting on one's fingers
nature; natural constitution; innate disposition
(raw) ore; unpolished gemstone
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
departure from a port; leaving port; setting sail
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
to be absorbed in reading; to get lost in reading; to be immersed in (a book)
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
to come of age; to become an adult; to become fully qualified; to stand on one's own
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
babysitting; babysitter; nanny; taking care of; looking after; accompanying
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
being without a name; being nameless; namelessness
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range