because; the reason is; if you want to know why
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
Japanese-style painting; picture in Japanese style; nihon-ga
paint; coloring materials; colors; colours
gelatinous glue (usu. from animal and fish bones, hide, etc.)
future; possible; potential; prospective
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
to be bulky; to be unwieldy; to grow voluminous
being independent; becoming independent; standing on one's own feet (without the use of crutches, etc.)
patience; endurance; perseverance
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
one day; (on) a certain day
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
wheedling child; spoiled child; pampered child; child who always demands attention
willpower; energy; vitality
anything and everything; just about everything
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
quantity of heat (e.g. in calories, BTU, etc.); heat value; calorific value; (degree of) enthusiasm; zeal; passion
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
(it was) not until; (it was) only when
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
stinging (pain); smarting; tingling
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued