point of departure; initial point; starting point
irregularity; unsteadiness; disorderly
each time it happens; at all such times
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
oasis; OASYS (Fujitsu WP system)
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
lively; vigorous; energetic; full of (energy, appetite, curiosity, etc.); brimming with
habit; behavior; behaviour; trait
bridge building; mediation; go-between; intermediary; (through the) good offices (of someone)
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter
to be overproduced; to be incredibly good (e.g. for a child); to go much better than expected; to be too good to be true (of a story, etc.)
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
overswelling (of a blood vessel); engorgement; bulging; squaring one's shoulders; flexing one's muscles
strong arm; stout arm; ability to carry out a difficult job; capable person
to boost; to force up; to push up
to think (something) strange
piling up; multiple layers
plunge basin; waterfall lake; plunge pool; basin under a waterfall
to make good one's escape; to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape
going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state
to be gouged; to be hollowed; to become hollow
leather strap binding the plates of traditional Japanese armor (armour)
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
firmly (grasped); latched onto; locked onto
house built on sand; house of cards