at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
to start making a noise; to start making an uproar; to go berserk
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
finally; in the end; on top of all that
Mara; demon king who attempted to hinder Gautama Buddha from attaining enlightenment; obstacle to enlightenment; penis
to be consistent; to be coherent
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
to follow another's example
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
I told you so; you see that?
ill-natured; mean; mischievous; nasty; unkind; teasing
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
selection; choice; option
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
once in a lifetime; once in one's life
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
police officer; policeman; constable
greengrocer; fruit and vegetable shop
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
rising (smoke, clouds, etc.); rolling up; billowing up
animal rights; animal welfare; animal protection
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
feeling of tragic heroism; feeling of grim resolve; sense of determination
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
with the skin on; skin and all (fruit, potato, etc.)
to use up all of one's energy and willpower; to be exhausted (and have no will to go on)
snappingly; with a snap; merely ...; having just ...
(cross) section (e.g. in a drawing); cutting plane
to make the impossible possible; to accomplish the impossible
retry; another try; another go
to happen to hear; to overhear