Children's Limbo; futile; unrewarding
to make use of; to lend money
principle of laissez-faire
new type; new style; new model; new strain (e.g. infectious disease)
handle; grip; holder; person who holds
root; joint; base; crotch
bowl (of a pipe); fire grate; censer; flash pan (of a muzzle-loading gun); priming pan
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
the prospects look brighter; there is hope of accomplishing (something)
taking something as absolute truth; regarding something as absolute
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
to get the hang of; to learn the secret to
fine article; good-quality item; quality product
ruby; ruby character; small hiragana or katakana readings of kanji usually above or to the side of the kanji (esp. used by printers and in ref. to printed material); Ruby (programming language)
blood content; blood borne; within the blood
perpetual motion machine; perpetual motion engine; perpetuum mobile
to find oneself in deep trouble; to be deep in the shit
the four classical chemical elements (fire, earth, air and water)
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
professional job; profession
to extract essence by boiling; to extract flavor; to decoct
wistful; desirous of; hungry-looking; greedy-looking
to break into fragments; to go to pieces
to apply pressure to; to press
ultramarine colour (color)
colourless; colorless; achromatic; neutral (position); impartial