thousands; several thousand
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
to vitalize (e.g. an industry); to invigorate; to energize; to establish (e.g. a company); to build up; to set up
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
curse; spell; malediction
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
reason; cause; circumstances
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to bury; to embed; to implant
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
treaty; pact; convention; agreement
signature; signing; sealing
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
twentieth day of the month; twenty days
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to go over one's head; to be beyond one's comprehension
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
rather; sooner; preferably
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed