effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
amplification (elec.); magnification; amplification; making larger
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
maximization; maximisation
characteristic; traditional; peculiar; inherent; native; eigen-
time; hour; period; class
acceleration; speeding up
automatic; intransitive verb
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
to compose; to put together
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
myself; yourself; I; me; you
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to have meaning; to be meaningful
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to be perfectly clear (water, air, etc.); to clear up
gale; violent (strong) wind
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
thunderous roar; roaring sound
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful