grinding; polishing; refining (skill, knowledge, etc.); striving to master something
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
comma; decimal point; radix point
resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
chasing too far; pursuing relentlessly
sizzling (of cooking meat, fish, etc.); frizzling
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
fall; drop; descent; coming down
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
mwahahaha (evil laughter)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
special; particular; peculiar; unique
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
reason; cause; circumstances
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself