spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
to squeeze out; to wring out
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
years gone by; earlier years; former years; the past
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
innumerable; countless; numberless
to make a circle (of a motion, arrangement, etc.); to move (e.g. one's head) in a circle; to form (the shape of) a circle; to draw a circle
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
hornworm (caterpillar of a hawk moth); (hairless) caterpillar
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
accepting; consenting; agreeing; submission; compliance; agreement
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
without being able to help oneself; against one's will; compelling; pressing; irresistible