a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
not; nonexistent; not being (there)
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
innate ability; innate talent; natural gift
to (dramatically) fall over; to fall flat
strenuous effort; earnestness; seriousness
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
to resolve to do; to make up one's mind to do; to set one's heart on; to have one's heart set on
deep regret; great sorrow; bitter grief
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
to put to bed; to let sleep; to lay (something) down; to put on its side; to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle; to set aside unused
iron grill; iron grille; iron lattice; prison
mockery; derision; ridicule
peephole; spyhole; inspection hole; observation window
(this) small amount; (such a) paltry amount; only this much; slightest bit
trifling; trivial; slight
Oriental longheaded locust (Acrida cinerea); click beetle; skipjack (beetle of family Elateridae); obsequious person
closely (sticking, clinging, etc.); tightly
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
to set on end (hair, fur, etc.); to make stand on end; to bristle; to ruffle (up); to raise (one's eyebrows)
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
mental; spiritual; emotional
pointy hat; cone-shaped hat; pixie hat