compression; condensing; shortening; compression (of data)
restoration to life; coming to life again; reformation; rehabilitation; recycling; reclamation; playback
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
like a pigeon who's been shot by a peashooter (i.e. wide-eyed in shock)
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
minus; subtraction; negative (number); deficit; loss; disadvantage; drawback
relation; connection; relevance
bygones; the past; past event
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
damply; moistly; clammily; stickily
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
the six historical styles of writing kanji: large seal, small seal, clerical, triangular-swept clerical, running, and cursive
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
to bake (a design onto ceramic); to fire (on); to burn into (one's memory); to sear into; to print (from a negative); to brand; to fuse together (metals)
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
cleaning up (enemy remnants); sweeping clean (of opponents); mopping up