to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
imperial palace; shrine; Grand Empress Dowager; Empress Dowager; woman of imperial lineage who has borne a child; elderly woman of imperial lineage
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
left-hand radical of a character
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
to cheat someone out of; to wangle; to get; to obtain
bloodshot eyes; (doing something in a) frenzy
solitude; loneliness; isolation
thicket; coppice; brushwood
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
(not) at all; completely; utterly; very; extremely
difficult to ...; hard to ...
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
pieces; scraps; disconnected
story; tale; talk; discussion
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
purchase; buying; buying used articles as a company; trade-in; purchase on a no-return policy; lump-sum payment
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
to let slip; to slide; to glide
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid