bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection
almost every day; almost daily
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
to demean; to despise; to treat with contempt; to abase
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
distance; interval; gap; difference; estrangement
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
Linton; Linton (Japanese brand of haloperidol)
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
courting; wooing; making advances
to accept; to receive; to agree
groan; moan; roar; howl; hum (e.g. motor); buzz (e.g. bee, wire in wind)
destination; place one stays during a trip
determined spirit; unyielding spirit; will
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
fortune; riches; goods; incorporated foundation
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
older brother; elder brother
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
to change into; to convert to; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
second generation; second; junior
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
evil design; crafty plan; plot
to lure someone; to entice someone
weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health