scarcity value; rarity value; preciousness
(balance) scales; shoulder carrying pole; steelyard
to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
conclusion (completion) of negotiations
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
not caring; not giving a damn
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
uninhabited island; desert island
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
upper floor; upstairs; top of the stairs
to cease; to stop; to be over
singing voice; (sound of) singing
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
to step over or across; to overcome
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
Gothic (style); Gothic (typeface)
shortish; rather short; somewhat short
paper umbrella (with a bull's-eye design)
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
deep; profound; complicated; advanced; impenetrable