empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to begin; to set about; to start
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
personal meeting (esp. used by females)
last but not least; finally
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
imperial palace; shrine; Grand Empress Dowager; Empress Dowager; woman of imperial lineage who has borne a child; elderly woman of imperial lineage
change of mind; inconstancy; apostasy
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
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
forwarding; sending on; redirecting (e.g. mail); deadheading (e.g. train)
ornamental kale (Brassica oleracea var. acephara)
in good health; alive and well; going strong
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
beauty parlour; beauty parlor; beauty salon; hairdressing salon
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
government office; government agency; authorities
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
filial piety; showing devotion (to someone)
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
compatibility; coexistence; standing together
number of days; period of days; daily interest rate
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)