the future; future prospects
sense of uncertainty; lack of clarity; indecisiveness
to change into; to convert to; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
to crumble away; to collapse
aegis (mythical shield); Aegis (system); Aegis (missile guidance system)
the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow
Cassiopeia (constellation)
constellation; astrological sign; star sign; zodiac sign
grade; class; degree; magnitude
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
growing wild (naturally); native
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
sluice gate; water gate; flood gate
aqualife park; theme park with aquatic fauna
four corners; crossroads; intersecting street; street corner
extremely familiar; very well-acquainted
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
conical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat; something shaped like a conical hat or an umbrella; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
drop (e.g. of water); drip
repeating a year (at school); staying in the same class for another year
protest campaign; demonstration
to sit for an examination
sense of fulfillment; sense of completeness; sense of accomplishment; sense of contentment
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
split; division; break up
to feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought); to sink in
stopping (of a train, car, etc.); stop
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds