to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
disposal; abandonment; scrapping; annulment; cancellation; abrogation
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
how; in what way; I wonder
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
curiosity; inquisitiveness
to be enigmatic; to be puzzling; to be wrapped in mystery
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
even if not; even without
careful reading; reading thoroughly; perusal
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to glance at; to look at; to scan; to run one's eyes over
wherein; therein; thereinto
solitude; loneliness; isolation
to leave as it is; to defer
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
to run into (room, building, etc.); to go for long training runs
to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
already completed (arrived, happened, etc.)
how; in what way; by what means
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
to be able to manage somehow or another
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to become lost (e.g. of dignity); to be sullied
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply