a recommendation; an order
letter of invitation; letter of recommendation; reference
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
to count on the abacus; to calculate cost-benefit; to calculate profitability; to be guided by self-interest
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
accomplishment; execution
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
genuine; authentic; true; real
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
antique; old article; secondhand goods
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
power; might; authority; influence
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
just because; even if; even though
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
book containing a collection of poems; Psalms (book of the Bible)
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance