clanging; empty; deserted
customer traffic; customers; custom
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
exactly alike (in appearance); like two peas in a pod; (practically) identical; spitting image (of); carbon copy (of)
qian (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: heaven, northwest)
king; king; king (chess piece)
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
author; writer; novelist; artist
Orient Express (European long-distance passenger train service, 1883-2009)
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
speaking voice; talking voice
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
to be boiled down; to come to a standstill; to reach an impasse; to approach a conclusion (of a discussion, investigation, etc.)
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
queen; female monarch; queen consort; consort of a king; queen; princess
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress (1966 novel by Robert A. Heinlein)
counter for books; volume
to manage something successfully; to be successful
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
rainbow-colored; rainbow-coloured
crocodile; alligator; (arch.) shark
ancient times; prehistoric times; the distant past; a very long time ago
to spring at; to leap upon
live decoy (for hunting); decoy; bait; lure
pomegranate (Punica granatum)
with a start; with a jump
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
roost; nest; pad; crib; one's home
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
trouble; bother; annoyance
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good