piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural
direct descent; direct line
thereafter; after doing that; followed by
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
opening performance; opening act; curtain raiser; minor performer; minor storyteller; subordinate part
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
bad reputation; ill repute; bad name; (arch.) evil deed; (arch.) wrongdoing; (arch.) wrongdoer
foolish talk; nonsense; gibberish
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
to behave like a spoiled child; to behave like a spoilt child; to fawn on; to depend and presume upon another's benevolence
the scruff or nape of the neck
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to temper thoroughly; to train well
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
innocence; insentient (i.e. plants, inanimate objects, etc.); free from obstructive thoughts; to pester someone (for cash, etc.)
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
form is emptiness; matter is void; all is vanity
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
completely; thoroughly; horribly; without exception; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions