ennui; languishing; feeling of exhaustion; lassitude; lethargy
the Dragon (fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am); east-southeast; third month of the lunar calendar
inner palace (in Edo Castle); palace's ladies chambers; shogun's harem
had better ...; had better not ...
magic; sorcery; incantation
health care worker; medical personnel
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
unnatural death; accidental death; violent death
city of temptation; wicked city; sin city
to dry up; to shrivel (up); to go (completely) dry; to wither (of talents, feelings, etc.); to become desiccated (e.g. of ideas)
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
half the number; half (of an amount); haploid (organism, cell, etc.); haplont
remote region; outlying district; border district; frontier
demotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation; downward move
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
trial calculation; preliminary calculation; estimation
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
(being) most satisfactory; (being) quite satisfied; (being) quite enough
way of solving (a problem); solution
too (much); overly; excessively
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
skeptical; sceptical; incredulous
with a bump; with a clunk; yelp (e.g. of a fox); bark; howl
follow-up survey; tracing survey; contact tracing (of an infectious disease)
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
keep up your strength; chin up!
the lower classes; the common people
pull together!; give it your best shot!; let's do this!
to go to the bottom of an affair; to inquire into the origin
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
feel uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
distinction; difference (between two things); sense of propriety; proper conduct (according to social or moral norms); accountability; taking clear responsibility (for a fault or failing)
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
rehabilitation; reinstatement; restoration of rights
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording