lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
extension; elongation; (total) length; extension (e.g. of one's work); continuation; extension (of a line segment); extension (property of occupying space)
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to shed tears; to be moved to tears
human speech; human language; sound of people talking
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
else; in addition; besides
celestial fox; fox with supernatural powers (sometimes said to live in the heavens)
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to differ; to be different; to disagree; to vary; to diverge
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; perversion (esp. sexual)
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
technical skill; ability; capacity
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
as hoped for; as expected
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
single word; a few words; brief comment
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
in one's own way or style
simply; merely; only; solely
childish; child-like; innocent; naive