crushing to death; crushing (hope, freedom, etc.); suppression; quashing
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture
to trace back to (the origins of something)
that; the matter in question
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
more than enough; more than ample; exhaustive
certainly; absolutely; (not even) a little bit; diligently; dreams
serious; severe; grave; acute
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
coping method; approach; how to deal with (problem, etc.)
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
to rain incessantly; to downpour
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
picturesque; pictorial; graphic
weather; fair weather; fine weather
consists of; comprises; is made up of
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
to start to move; to get going; to come alive
time; hour; season; suitable time; opportunity; chance
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
boarder; boarding student
usually; under usual circumstances
successive generations; successive emperors
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
sensitivity; sensibility; susceptibility; receptivity
to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
construction; architecture (of buildings)