beginning; outset; first; onset
several years; a few years
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to pass (of time); to elapse
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
consequence; outcome; result; blame
infinite loop; closed loop
dwelling; house; residence; den; habitat
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
already; now; no longer; not any more
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
final; eventual; ultimate
such; like that; in that way
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
that; the matter in question
hearsay; rumor; grapevine
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
like this; this sort; this way
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to shut in; to confine; to contain
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to grow restive; to begin to act violently