to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
one who knows little often repeats it
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
tug of war (orig. a form of divination to predict whether the year will be favourable or unfavourable); forward puller (of a rickshaw)
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
fall; crash (e.g. aircraft)
principle; theory; fundamental truth
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
mudslinging contest; mudslinging match
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
Anna era (968.8.13-970.3.25); Anwa era
incoherent; inconsistent; illogical; disorderly; confused; nonsensical
piling up; multiple layers
admiration; wonder; astonishment
straying; wandering off course
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
to reach back into one's memory; to search one's mind; to recall
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
to move forward; to move on
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
writing horizontally; horizontal writing
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of