wooden statue; wooden image; wooden idol
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
admirable; charming; nostalgic; curious; eager to know (or see, experience, etc.)
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
arrangement; disposition; array (programming)
to spoil; to rot; to corrode
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
competition; rivalry; something worth doing
smooth (skin, etc.); sleek; velvety; silky
to pen; to write; to draw
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
cannot be helped; unavoidable
texture; "grain" of a fabric or cloth; direction of the loom or weave in a roll of fabric
irregularity; unsteadiness; disorderly
plainly; clearly; vividly
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
regular employment; full-time employment; regular employee; full-time employee; permanent employee
elderly or experienced farmer
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to create (a sensation); to give rise to (controversy)
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
clear; distinct; evident; definite
person entrusted with someone's money, belongings, land, etc.
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
divide into four pieces; one fourth
to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up
archery range; archery ground; position where an archer is standing; launch site (e.g. for rockets, missiles, etc.)
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
3 Japanese feet; waistband; belt; cloth girdle
to paint (draw) a picture
guess; conjecture; supposition; inference
moron; idiot; stupid person
dying in vain; wasteful sacrifice of life
a few minutes; for a few minutes; for a number of minutes; for a period of a few minutes; for several minutes
to forget to say; to forget to mention
even; indicates something unexpected occurs