Yggdrasil; The World Tree
large tree; big tree; huge tree
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
to keep (a person) waiting
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
new leaves; young leaves; fresh verdure
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
reception room; parlor; parlour
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)
intensiveness; collecting; summarizing; putting together
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
cut off; cut out; ablation; resection; surgical removal
person with no physical or mental disability; able-bodied person
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
food crisis; food-supply crisis
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
poor crop; bad harvest; crop failure; low quality (e.g. of literary works)
twenty-third day of the month; twenty-three days
key to a solution; first step toward a solution; thread to unravel a mystery
karma (from one's previous life)
not one to talk; who are you to say; look who's talking
by choice; of one's own free will; on one's own initiative; off one's own bat
to lean against; to set against
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
to push in; to force into; to break in (e.g. into a house); to intrude
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
completely unknown; unexpected; having no clue about
false accusations; unfounded suspicion; groundless charge; wet clothes
lock; padlock; tablet; lozenge; pill
state of lethargy; absolute bewilderment; daze; mental numbness