small pieces; fragments; chopped meat; scraps (of beef, pork, etc.)
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
is something that; is that which
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
modern civilization; modern civilisation
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
to come to one's senses; to calm down
recognizing anew; seeing something in a new light
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
to shake one's head (in denial)
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
piece of junk; worn-out article; clumsy; useless; dismantled car; hitting (with fist)
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
steel frame; steel beam; steel girder