distance; perspective; far and near; here and there
sky; air; ether; firmament; the heavens
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
nictitation; winking; palpebration; (arch.) moment; (arch.) instant; (arch.) second
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
sanity; consciousness; soberness
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
four-legged; four-footed; (four-legged) animal; beast
to sow; to plant; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)
infection; contagion; becoming infected; being infected (e.g. with harmful ideas); being influenced (by)
outbreak of an illness; onset of a condition; appearance of symptoms
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
to cause casualties; to result in deaths
miserable; wretched; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; sorrowful
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
power; authority; influence
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
young person; youth; young
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to make it a principle to ...; to aim at doing
one's thought and beliefs
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
charity; benevolence; philanthropy; (love for) humanity; fraternity; brotherhood
to drift (to); to be washed ashore
royal authority; regal power; authority of the king
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
to be completely changed (for the worse); to be transformed
destruction; collapse; crumbling
here and there; everywhere