poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
what kind of; what sort of; what
why; how; for what reason
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
harem; inside the palace; the palace
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
now; the present time; just now; another; more
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
to be cloying; to be sick and tired with; to be disgusted with; to stink
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
tip of an ear (of wheat, etc.); tip (of a brush, spear, etc.); point; spearhead
flat; even; level; plain (language, words, etc.); simple
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to paint a picture; to draw a picture
don't you think?; indicates question
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
about; on; regarding; per; for every
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing