powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
chapter one; first chapter
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.; onto a surface)
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to cut up; to split open; to rip to pieces; to tear to pieces
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
handrail; railing; banister
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
surface of the earth; ground surface
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
metre (unit of length); meter; meter; gauge
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
to push (something) out; to jut out (can have a negative nuance); to protrude; to rise out the trap door (on stage)
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
maintenance; conservatism; conservativeness; conservation
for work; for manufacturing
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
surroundings; environs; circumference
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
tall building; high-rise building
group; bunch; crowd; group
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
night lighting; nighttime illumination
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued