to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
look; glance; sight; summary; list; table
simplified chart; quick reference table
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
defect; demerit; weak point; disadvantage
MP; magic point; military police (US, etc.); MP; member of parliament (UK, etc.); MP
to filch; to snatch; to steal (an idea, work, etc.); to plagiarize; to arrest; to nab
strategy guide (book, e.g. for a video game); playing guide; book of hints
copying in entirety (verbatim)
expressive power; inventiveness; creative power
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
to help (someone) out of trouble; to rescue; to save
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
garbage dump; scrap heap; rubbish dump; dump; dumpsite
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
sweet voice; seductive voice
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
hydration; rehydration; to hydrate; to rehydrate; to moisturize
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
horned owl (any owl with horn-like ear tufts)
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
settlement; solution; resolution
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently