efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to be absorbed in thought; to muse; to muse about; to think things through
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
official document; archives
lending (money); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
sutra; Buddhist scriptures
life; living; I; me; student
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
imperial court; royal court
rationalization; justification
decapitation; decapitated head
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
to be suspicious (of something or somebody)
to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to be bony; to be angular
divination; fortunetelling; soothsaying
costume; dress; attire; (arch.) interior decoration; (arch.) landscaping; (arch.) furnishing
root; source; origin; cause
appearance; demeanor; demeanour
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
to get thin; to taper off
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
house where one was born; one's parents' house
once; one time; exclusively; only; alone
rather; sooner; preferably
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check