descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence
to fire (a gun); to shoot; to let off; to loose off; to blow (someone) away
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
does not; can not; will not
to be absorbed in reading; to get lost in reading; to be immersed in (a book)
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
deed; act; conduct; behavior; asceticism
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
to take care; to mind; to be attentive
leaving one's objective incomplete; leaving one's ambition unfulfilled; being unable to achieve one's goal
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
long (time); protracted; prolonged
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
emotional strength; force of will
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
to shorten one's life (through hardship, etc.); to hasten one's death
reader (person); person who reads the cards (in karuta games); composer (of a poem)
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
therefore; thus; well, then ...; that's right; indeed; (arch.) ... on earth?
absolute basics; very rudiments
basics; rudiments; elements; ABCs of ...
omission; slip; error; definition (of photograph); sharpness; clarity (sound)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
suddenly (hit); with a slap; sharply (glance, glare, etc.); fiercely; suddenly; all of a sudden
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
to slip out (of words, remarks, etc.); to pour from one's lips; to blurt out
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
bottom; buttocks; bidet function (for anal cleansing)
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
finally; at last; in the end; ultimately
hedgehog (any mammal of family Erinaceidae)
right above; just above; directly above; directly overhead
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty