war; fighting; fierce competition
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
as (for); for; in the capacity of
to be helpful; to be useful
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
tearing (along a perforated edge); peeling off (a plastic film, sticker, etc.)
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
Earth Horse (55th year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1918, 1978, 2038)
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
same; similar; (just) like; equal
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
handle; steering wheel; handlebar; handlebars; handle; screen name
stagnant water; still water; water stopping
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
aeroplane; airplane; aircraft
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information