to cut into (a conversation); to interject
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
cranial nerves; cerebral nerves
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
optional; voluntary; arbitrary; arbitrary
to bake; to plate; to print; to burn into one's memory; to sear into one's consciousness
establishment; settlement
repetition; iteration; recursion; recurrence; recapitulation
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
no use; useless; not fit for its purpose
Japanese writing paper (lined with a square grid, one square per character); manuscript paper
one thin flat object; one sheet
to need; to demand; to take; to require
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
a few years ago; some years back
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
firm; strong; solid; stable
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
incident; affair; happening; event