life imprisonment; life sentence
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
environment; circumstance
few decades; many decades; several decades
near light speed; sublight speed
clear layer of fluid (at the top of a mixture); supernatant liquid; supernate
to jump up and down; to hop
yakuza; gangster; mobster; useless; worthless; good-for-nothing
disk; disc; tray; shallow bowl; grid; board (e.g. in shogi)
fraud; trickery; hoax; swindle; counterfeit; fake
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
quitting while one is ahead
quarter; a fourth; square (piece of) cloth
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
whim; vagary; capriciousness; eccentricity
adventure travel; adventuresome trip; safari
for example; for instance; e.g.
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
dashboard; instrument panel
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
sentiment; sentimentality
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
nap; short sleep; first sleep of silkworms
not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
preparation; arrangements
dining; dining room; meal
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture