use; utilization; utilisation; application
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
to be in a fit (of anger); to rage
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
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)
fast-talking; rapid talking
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
devotion; dedication; self-sacrifice
seeming like an excuse; seeming like a justification; defensive; in an apologetic tone
tedious; boring; being fed up with
bad reputation; infamy; ill repute; unfavorable criticism; unfavourable criticism
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
to go mad; to go crazy; to lose one's mind
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to surge (water or waves)
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
omen; portent; sign; premonition; harbinger; precursor
next; secondly; subsequently
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit