from one end to another; thoroughly; completely; utterly
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
rag; old cloth; tattered clothes; ragged clothes; fault (one is trying to hide); defect
hyperventilation; overbreathing; hyperpnea; overventilation
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
low-grade; low-class; low-quality; vulgar; cheap
height (measured at the withers)
cave; tunnel; tunnel tomb (Kofun period)
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
even more; still more; further
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
acquisition; obtaining; procurement; getting (hold of)
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
flowering; blooming; blossoming; flowering (of a civilization, talent, etc.); blossoming; blooming
to blossom; to flower; to bloom; to flower (of a civilization, talent, etc.); to flourish; to become widespread
as expected; as predicted
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
cannot be compared (with); being no match (for)
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
to give birth to; to drop (a calf, foal, etc.); to lay (an egg)
whether one likes it or not; inevitably; unavoidably; compulsorily; by force
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
first cry of a newborn baby
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical