having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
decipherment; interpretation; making out; identification
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
in the same way as; just like
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to make up a shortfall; to cover a shortage; to compensate for a shortage; to fill a gap
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied