time; meter; beat; the moment (of doing); the instant
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
with a bonk; with a thump; with a klunk; with a rap
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to open (one's eyes) wide
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
(some) more; even more; longer; further
phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing
as stated; verbatim; literally
instant; moment; for an instant
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
finally; at last; in the end; ultimately
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; (arch.) to rise up (of breaking waves)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
obstacle; impediment; disability; handicap; steeplechase; obstacle race
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect