departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
stupor; stupefaction; trance; (being) dumbfounded
to get encouraged; to become heightened in spirits; to recover one's strength
to remain in memory (of sounds and words); to linger in one's ears
to need; to call for; to require
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
conscious; deliberate; intentional
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
(sound of one's) heartbeat
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
to grow light; to become white; to turn grey (gray)
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
reasons; circumstances; significance; hindrance; obstruction; interference
unhurriedly; leisurely; slowly; relaxedly; taking one's time
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air)
single edge (e.g. sword blade)
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
double-edged; double-edged blade
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; one-year period
grinding; polishing; refining (skill, knowledge, etc.); striving to master something
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)
(examination) failure; rejection; disqualification
to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)
to replace; to move; to change the position of
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess
one revolution; one rotation
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
major premise (in a syllogism); important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
ptoo (i.e. spitting sound); ptew; ptooey
throwing stone; sling stone; slingshot; pellet; pebble; small rock
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
to slouch; to stoop; to bend forward; to lean forward
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
to take the form (of); to assume a shape