one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
atrium; well (in building); blow-by; blow-bye; drafty; draughty
locked up feeling; cooped up feeling; feeling of entrapment; feeling of hopelessness; being in a bind
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
polarized light; polarised light; polarization (of light); polarisation
even if not; even without
laconic; of few words; reticent; quiet
at a loss for words; stumped for words
Chinese matrimony vine (Lycium chinense); Chinese wolfberry; goji
moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement; progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); progression (e.g. chord progression)
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
shelter; cover; screen; shield; obstruction; defilade
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
this sort of; this type of
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
complete; whole; perfect; safe
temporary; transitory; short-lived
disillusionment; disillusion; disenchantment
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
to appear to regret (an outcome, etc.); to seem bitter
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
to stop; to quit; to put an end to
to be curious; to wonder; to marvel
to darken one's face; to assume a gloomy look
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
each time it happens; at all such times
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
to face on; to look out on to
several hundred; hundreds (of)
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)