to be aware of; to know about; to be concerned in; to have to do with
plainly; clearly; vividly
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
column; shaft; cylinder; round pillar (esp. in buildings)
to become frayed; to become loose
to droop; to hang down; to weep
bud; sprout; shoot; opening of a bud
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
ascending air current; updraft; upward trend; rise in popularity, influence, etc.
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
to begin to rain; to begin to snow
division; section; demarcation; partition; segmentation; subdivision
outside of; not covered by
invitation; bringing over; bringing about; giving rise to; causing
losing by being overmatched; being defeated by a stronger opponent; losing by misusing one's powers; defeat as a result of trying too hard
all out; like hell; like crazy; desperately; (lit.) expecting to die
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
to repaint; to paint again; to break (a record); to rewrite; to remake
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
the opposite direction; the other way
greater than ...; bigger ...
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
concentration (of efforts, forces, etc.); gathering together; regimentation; marshalling; mobilization