so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
to be helpful; to be useful
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
swallowtail butterfly (esp. the citrus swallowtail butterfly, Papilio xuthus)
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
unseasonable; out of season
passing the winter; hibernation
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
breeding; multiplication; increase; propagation; reproduction
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
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
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
stoic; stoical; self-disciplined; abstemious; Stoic (philosopher)
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
don't worry about it; forget about it
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; cut from the same cloth