and then; in addition to that; also; even so
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
to become calm; to die down
pumice stone; loose rock; loose stone; floating group (in the game of go); group without a base
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
unkindness; unfriendliness
winds and clouds; nature; the elements; situation; state of affairs
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
prototype; model; pattern; archetypal
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
program (e.g. TV); programme
general idea; concept; notion
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
misrepresentation; false statement
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
to approach; to draw near
to draw (water, etc.); to scoop up; to pump up; to draw on (ideas) (from subordinates, the public, etc.); to take into account; to adopt
to scrape off; to shave off
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
ingredient; component; composition
that's true; of course; obviously
how long; how far; how much
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
precipitation; deposition; settlement (e.g. of sediment)
together; at the same time; same; identical
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
superman; superwoman; Ubermensch (e.g. Nietzsche's ideal man of the future); overman
can't help worrying; besides myself with worry
to be blind to one's shortcomings; to play innocent
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air