to fasten one's eye on (a person); to stare at
stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow
to have no chance (of succeeding)
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
reflexively; reflectively; by reflex
conduct; behavior; behaviour
mastery; learning through experience; realization; realisation; comprehension
annual tree ring; growth ring; experience in life
to smoke (something); to fumigate; to oxidize; to oxidise
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
tenacious; persevering; persistent; sticky
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis)
to saw; to grind (e.g. coffee beans); to mill
to take up a lot of space; to have a large space to oneself
to fray one's nerves; to wear out one's nerves; to frazzle one's nerves; to be a nervous wreck
scouring rushes; Equisetum hyemale; common horsetail
(small) knife; short sword; small sword
forced to use; forced into a position
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
Japanese box tree (Buxus microphylla var. japonica); Japanese boxwood
falling heavily (of rain, snow, etc.)
look who's talking; you're one to talk; you can talk
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
women's bath; women's section in a public bath
enough is enough; no further!
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
to fall and pile up (e.g. snow); to lie thick
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
grey moustache; white beard