quick change; quick transformation; metamorphosis; turning suddenly into
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
completion; finish; workmanship; result; outcome
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
failure teaches success; failure is a stepping-stone to success
unexpectedly; surprisingly
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
to cut down; to chop down; to fell
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
two times; twice; two degrees
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
seeing and hearing; (from) one's own experiences
unworthy (of one's father, teacher, etc.); I; me; incompetent; unskilled; (arch.) unfortunate
prohibition; ban; embargo
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
distinction; differentiation; classification
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
to be frank; to drop all pretense
to remove; to move out of the way
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
a certain someone; Mr So-and-so
long ago; a long time ago; already
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
bursting with youth and energy (esp. young woman); vivaciously young; (fish) jumping around energetically (e.g. when caught in a net); bursting (e.g. seams); tight; splattering (e.g. cooking oil)
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
collection of (famous) quotes; collection of sayings; analects
sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus
to bend many times; to turn and twist; to zigzag
stretch; tension; resilience; springiness; will-power; pluck
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
too much; excessively; too