expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end
incompetent; no-talent; worthless person; dimwit; incompetence
(not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) altogether
finally; after great pains; at last; just barely
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
to make an appearance; to show up
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
at any moment (now); at any minute; on the verge of (doing); just about to
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
complete stranger; total stranger
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
right under; directly below; right beneath
the ocean; the great deep
estrangement; alienation; disaffection; (customer) churn; attrition
to express (in words); to confess
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
wasted effort; fruitless effort; vain efforts
to give and take; to make mutual concessions; to compromise
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
villainess; antagonist young lady
indescribable; having no way to express
Anna era (968.8.13-970.3.25); Anwa era
strict order; peremptory command
neglect of one's social obligations; failure to perform one's social duties; dishonor; failure to pay back one's debt
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)
work of art; artwork; objet d'art
to refuse; to decline; to deny
design; idea; conception; plan
rough-hewn; incomplete; unrefined; still in the process of being formed
Island; insula; island; islet
area of holiday homes; area of villas