absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
fertile; rich; productive
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
gap; narrow space between things; valley; gorge; loophole (in a castle wall); arrow slit
slightly elevated; slightly higher (of a price); marginally up; edging higher
to be erected; to be built
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
hammer; mallet; sledgehammer; gavel
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
uniforms provided for workers (by the employer); something forced upon one; something imposed on one
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
coat; jacket; outerwear; top; upper-body garment
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
unframed painting; unframed drawing; suddenly coming up from behind and overtaking on the outside (keirin)
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
belt (worn around the waist); (machine) belt; belt; zone
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
opening and shutting; opening and closing
Japanese dock (Rumex japonicus)
to jar; to creak; to grate
finish; finishing; finishing touches
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
financially scraping by; meagre existence (meager); hand to mouth existence; living one's life without plan; living life day-by-day; taking life one day at a time
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
tool; implement; means; furniture
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
very hungry; starving; bowing repeatedly; kowtowing; denting; buckling
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave