infancy; childhood; tender age
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
tone (of voice); parlance; style; intonation; accent
to put one's strength into
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
from the beginning; from scratch
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
unique; peculiar; singular
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
blood vessel; blood relationship
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
saliva held in one's mouth during times of tension
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
to understand; to make out
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
ill-natured; mean; mischievous; nasty; unkind; teasing
to muffle one's voice; to speak (or sob, etc.) quietly
penetrating eyes; insightfulness
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
carriage; poise; bearing; demeanor; movement (of the body)
not long has passed since ...
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
something; nothing (with neg. verb)