sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
harboring; harbouring; cherishing; entertaining
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
to sprinkle water on (something); to spray water on; to splash water on; to hinder; to hamper; to stifle
stick; piece of wood; billet; piece of a broken pole
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to walk away; to saunter off
dozens; scores of; decades
day of month; counter for days
miserable; pitiful; tragic; painstaking
penance; austerities; mortification; asceticism
to seek knowledge; to ask for instruction
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal
nothing; nil; naught; nought
head; brains; intellect; understanding
custom; common practice; habit
false; pseudo-; quasi-; would-be; sham; pretended
false; pseudo-; quasi-; would-be; sham; pretended
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
be that the case, do so; do as you please; in any case
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
counter for tours, cycles, rounds, circuits, etc.
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
surroundings; environs; circumference
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection
heaven and earth; universe
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
shadow figure; silhouette
katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords
resolutely; determinedly; strictly; authoritatively; solemnly; gravely
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)