perusal; one reading; reading through (once)
respect and affection; love and respect
Sunday; nth day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
to use up all one's strength; to die
pain relief; killing pain
encroachment; invasion; erosion (e.g. of market share, rights); erosion; corrosion
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
penance; austerities; mortification; difficult work; strenuous task
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel; castor; caster
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
... and southward; in and to the south of ...
deathbed; dying hour; one's death
clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
hard to get; hard to come by
living room (Western style); sitting room
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
handmade; handcrafted; homemade; homegrown
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
praiseworthy; commendable; laudable; strange (person); weird; odd
every other week; every two weeks
making a swift decision; making immediate decisions and taking quick actions
(not) in the least; (not) at all
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to beat fast (of one's heart); to flutter (with joy, anticipation, etc.); to throb; to pound; to palpitate
to pick something out (nose, hole, etc.); to pry (into people's private affairs)
single-minded; intent; determined; wholehearted; earnest; devoted (to)
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
to end one's life; to end one's days; to die
news; word; tidings; omen; foreboding; premonition
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)