to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
the frog in the well knows nothing of the great ocean
surroundings; environs; circumference
influential person; man of importance
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
person who is ignorant of the real world; (lit.) frog in a well
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
frog; kajika frog (Buergeria buergeri)
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
ocean; large sea; fabric pattern
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
sublime; noble; high-minded
stubborn; dogged; persistent; tough; sturdy; hardy
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to live; to reside; to inhabit
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
guardian; mentor; protector
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
in comparison to; rather than
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
this sort of; of this kind; of the sort; such
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
provincial city; provincial town; suburban city; regional towns and cities
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself