lightly; gently; (breaking apart) easily
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
frank; candid; outspoken; unreserved
furious (energy, battle, etc.); frenzied (work, activity, etc.); ferocious
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
expert(ise); skill; dexterity
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
desperation; struggle to the death
all-night vigil over a body; wake
to get damp; to get moist; to get soggy; to become humid
to be sloppy; to be lazy; to be worn out; to be exhausted; to be worn out (e.g. equipment); to have stopped working
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
agreement; accord; correspondence; union; unity; cooperation
sudden change; sudden turn
especially; particularly; above all; portioning out (servings of food)
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
this world; this life; this generation; present day
to be born; to come into this world
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
genuineness or spuriousness; authenticity; the genuine and the spurious
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
to evade (questions); to reply evasively; to beat around the bush; to throw up a smoke screen
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
ring; loop (of rope); halo (of an angel)
complete darkness; total darkness; pitch darkness
street at night; making a night journey
seedling; sapling; young tree
to bud; to sprout; to develop (of talents, feelings, etc.); to awaken
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
elementary; basic; rudimentary
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
blindness; blind (e.g. love, faith); reckless
silver vine (Actinidia polygama); cat powder
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one