it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
earth (color, colour); ashen; deathly pale
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
pale; pallid; bluish-white
(sound of one's) heartbeat
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
fearfully; nervously; timidly; gingerly
action; operation; effect; function
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; breakfast (in Zen temples)
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn
to survive; to continue living; to escape death
here and there; everywhere
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
after a long time; for the first time in a while
extermination; expulsion; destruction