to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
to go to the bottom of an affair; to inquire into the origin
barbershop; barber shop; barber
arms; weapons (of war); armor; armour
process; course; mechanism
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
to bear in mind; to keep remembering; to note
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
minute adjustment; fine tuning
development; exploitation
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
lightly; easily; carelessly
restoration (to original state or location); reconstruction; reversion
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
licking; lapping up; (eating up) quickly; gobbling up
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
detailed; scrupulous; careful; (arch.) diligent; (arch.) honest; (arch.) upright
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down; to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip
to fall down (e.g. off a chair); to slip down (e.g. one's eyeglasses); to make a fool of oneself; to whoop it up; to be on the spree
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
to read and understand; to subject to close analysis; to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt