Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
(some) more; even more; longer; further
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
but; however; provided that
equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on
(with a) click (e.g. camera shutter); (with a) snap
to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to creep about; to crawl around
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney