intermission (between acts); interlude
to go on a fool's errand; to go in vain
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
presenter; speaker; performer; actor; participant (in a TV show or TV panel)
wide area; wide view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-out view
roost; nest; pad; crib; one's home
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
bad luck; bad fortune; evil; wickedness
fine weather; fair weather
to comb (out); to card; to untangle (hair)
to grip; to grasp; to squeeze
to fan; to incite; to instigate
otherwise; if not; or else
lady attendant; lady's maid; waiting maid
spreading; laying out; security deposit; Japanese mattress
indicate reason; infers some protest
esoteric Buddhist ritual where incantations are chanted; magic
promise; vow; engagement; convention; rule; resolution
with a "plop" (of tears, drop of water, etc.)
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
pleasant feeling; good feeling
to give up on; to turn one's back (on); to abandon; to forsake; to dump (e.g. romantic partner)
keyword; key word; clue word; keyword; search term; indexing term
to blow fiercely; to rage; (arch.) to play (a flute, etc.) for fun
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
to be conspicuous; to stand out
carving; engraving; sculpture
to form a line; to queue up; to line up