silence; stillness; quietness
device; equipment; machinery; apparatus
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
to turn yellow; to become tinged with yellow; to yellow (with age)
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
limiter (electronics); (speed) limiter
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
can do nothing but (do); cannot help (doing) something
growth period (in children)
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
test of patience; battle of wills; endurance contest
first move (in go, shogi, etc.); moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative
victory goes to the one who makes the first move; being quick to take action leads to victory; the early bird gets the worm
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
time axis; time basis; timeline
phantom; vision; illusion
frantic dash; rushing at full speed
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
to shake off; to throw off
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
something white; snow; gray hair; grey hair
one breath; chug!; drink!
licking; dead drunk; blind drunk
ornamental crossed rafter ends on shrine gables
to complain; to lodge a complaint
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
bank; weir; embankment; levee
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture