to find out; to discover; to detect
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
germination; sprouting; budding
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
some people; a few people; several people
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to shake one's head (in denial)
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to sprout; to put forth buds
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
library (usu. single-room); small library
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to differ; to vary; to disagree
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
story; tale; talk; discussion
each time it happens; at all such times
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
wherein; therein; thereinto
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive