thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
rainfall; rainy weather; rainy; wet
return (to); revolution; recurrence; regression
first water drawn from a well on New Year's Day
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
boarding (a train, bus, etc.); getting into (e.g. a taxi)
longing; great desire; aspiration
place to die; place of death
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
to put into written form; to communicate or express by writing; to chronicle
movie theatre; movie theater; cinema
to end one's life; to commit suicide; to end a life; to kill
woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)
tedious; lengthy; overlong; long-winded
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
to fold in two; to fold in half; to double up
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
naginata; polearm with a curved single-edged blade (similar to a glaive); naginata; martial art of wielding the naginata
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
(ornamental) tip of a scabbard; bottom of a bargeboard or cantilever
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
failure; mistake; blunder
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
re-education; retraining; in-service training
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
stop (on a train's route)
to go flying along; to move fast (against the wind)
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
sword; blade; single stroke
black magic; black art; witchcraft; sorcery
for a while; for some time; for a period
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick