to put together; to combine; to join together; to match against (e.g. in a sport)
hut; shanty; hovel; house built directly into the ground with no supporting stones
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
to shut in; to confine (in); to seal in; to contain; to suppress; to restrain
painstaking piece of work; work of great effort; tour de force; toil; labor; labour
to haul in (e.g. rope, net, etc.); to pull in; to attract (e.g. stares)
not exceeding ...; not more than ...; below (a standard, level, etc.); under; the following; the below-mentioned
omission; leaving out; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
transcendence; excellence; superiority; super; extremely; awfully
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
erratic; offbeat; wild; unconventional; extraordinary; weird
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
to lead a life; to live a life
modern person; people of today
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
unexpectedly; surprisingly
flapping; rattling; (running) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) one after another; in quick succession; busily
shortish; rather short; somewhat short
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing
to get warm; to become warm
soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
slimy; slippery; greasy; smoothly (of CGI movements, video streaming, etc.)
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life