animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
yearned for; longed for; missed
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside; to set aside; to keep apart; to remove (someone) from the group; to shun
vitality; (one's) life force
bamboo thicket; bamboo grove
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to turn yellow; to become tinged with yellow; to yellow (with age)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
step; stride; counter for steps
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour