playing with dirt; gardening; farming (as a hobby)
painstaking (e.g. effort); excruciating (e.g. hard work); grueling
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
(starting) from nothing; from scratch
to cry and beg for mercy; to apologize in tears
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to reinsert; to put in again; to refocus (one's mind); to renew (one's resolve); to pour again (e.g. tea); to brew afresh
utmost limits; extremity; limit
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
in deep black; in jet black
castle wall; town walls; defensive wall; rampart
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
(not) even a little bit; (not) in the slightest; (not) one bit
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
standing tall; towering; soaring
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
residence; mansion; estate; dwelling
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
chapel; building used for worship (in front of the main hall of a Buddhist temple)
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
to impress; to move one's heart; to touch (a person's heart)
figure; form; figurine; model figure; figure skating
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
to pour in (liquids); to pour in (money); to pump in (investment)
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
attraction (e.g. magnetic, gravitation); affinity; gravitational pull; attractiveness; magnetism
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
colouring; coloring; colorant
suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly; very; absolutely; by far
will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
to be enthusiastic (about); to be eager (to do); to be keen; to be intent (on); to be determined
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
charm; fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to captivate
to keep (something) a close secret; to hide (the truth, one's pain, etc.); to keep hidden
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
(not) at all; (not) by any means; (cannot) possibly; absolutely (not)
to come together; to join; to merge; to get married; to become a married couple