slitheringly; wriggling, slipping and sliding
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
technical skill; ability; capacity
inundating a castle; cutting off a castle's water supply
sculpture; carved statue; graven image
to change into; to convert to; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
way; method; means; (technical) specification
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
as; because; with; due to
to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated
to be cold (to); to ignore (someone)
makizushi; sushi made rolled in nori seaweed with a core of filling
hasty; impatient; restless; rash
power; motive power; dynamic force; three-phase electricity
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
depravity; corruption; degradation
pretending not to recognize (recognise); feigned ignorance
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
to adjoin each other; to sit side by side
first and second; A and B; superiority and (or) inferiority; distinction (in quality); discernment
difficult to ...; hard to ...
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed
to feel refreshed; to feel soothed
to sentence; to assign a penalty
aesthetic sense; sense of beauty; eye for the beautiful
moderation; self-restraint; temperance
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to insure (something); to come up with a back-up plan; to hedge one's bets; to play it safe
peace; security; tranquility; tranquillity