to look down (on); to condescend (to)
how many years; how long; what year
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
royal castle; imperial castle
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
unfavourable comparison; unfavorable comparison
already; now; no longer; not any more
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
sense of emptiness; empty feeling; feeling of meaninglessness
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
indicates emotion or exclamation; hey; you
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
to prostrate oneself (before)
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
to grip; to grasp; to squeeze
side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore
sheeting; sheathing board; cover
moment by moment; hour by hour
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to set (e.g. a diamond); to plug in (to a formula); to entrap; to take (someone) in
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
leaf (of a tree); tree leaves; foliage
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to prune; to trim; to reap (a crop) and put into storage; to harvest; to prune (a manuscript); to cut down
wooden hammer; wooden mallet
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
moat; fosse; canal; ditch