imperial lands; lands blessed by the emperor's reign
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
just because; even if; even though
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation; fixing
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
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)
opposite side; opposition
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
file (for holding papers); file (collection of documents); filing; file
Christian name; baptismal name
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
naming (esp. of a commercial product or company); branding
proof-of-concept; demonstration experiment; verification test
headset (for phones, etc.); headset (bicycle)
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
transfer (of a call, patient, etc.); forwarding (a letter, email, etc.); redirection; transfer (of data); transmission
to sink (into); to get depressed
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
rumbling; (ringing) cadence
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
besides; moreover; in addition; to make matters worse
greeting; a fine thing to say
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
charm; charm (ornament); charm (quantum number)
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
round-table conference; roundtable; round-table; round-table meeting
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
primness; putting on airs; prim person; clear soup