the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
clear and beautiful (of a woman's voice)
to express (in words); to confess
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
personification; impersonation; embodiment
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
favorite; favourite; habitually used
treasure house; storage for valuable property
to (an extent); up to; there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...; even if there is no need to ... (at least ...)
true friend; close friend
as you (they, etc.) say; as you suggest; I absolutely agree
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to make symbolic signs (gestures) with the fingers
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
(sense of) hearing; auditory perception
to be told or made to hear something so often that you (metaphorically) get calluses on your ears
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
mechanization; mechanisation
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
shock absorption; buffer action; cushioning; buffer
how can (one) do something
degeneracy; degeneration; degradation (CPU, memory, etc.)
hearth; fireplace; furnace; kiln; young girl; childlike young woman
to dry up; to shrivel (up); to go (completely) dry; to wither (of talents, feelings, etc.); to become desiccated (e.g. of ideas)
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
speech; address; curtain speech; prologue; way of speaking; manner of speech
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
preface; introduction; preamble
tracing; trail left in the snow (by mountaineers); following (a trail of footprints); trace (of a matrix)
crushing; squashing; crumpling; squishing; with a smash; with a crunch
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)