logic device; logic circuit
summoning circle; magic circle (esp. in fictional settings); magic square
sense of emptiness; empty feeling; feeling of meaninglessness
to draw (water, etc.); to scoop up; to pump up; to draw on (ideas) (from subordinates, the public, etc.); to take into account; to adopt
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike home (words, etc.); (lit.) to stab in the chest
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
life; living; I; me; student
origin; beginning; source; rise
(clenched) fist; knuckles
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
troublesome; difficult (e.g. customer, guest, child); laborious (e.g. task, dinner)
to break down due to overwork; to try so hard that the situation gets worse
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about
asafetida (Ferula assafoetida)
extremely dangerous; full of peril
another; different; separate; discrete
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
all times and places; all ages and countries
to be taken for granted; to be generally accepted; to be the established wisdom; to be the (social) convention; to be the customary thing to do
to weave within (hair, fabric, etc.); to braid
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity
large biceps; well-developed biceps
to be emotionally moved; to have a lump in one's throat
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
firmly; plentifully; with all one's might
to be pleased with; to suit
proper; right; reasonable
falling object; fallen object
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to run around; to bustle about; to busy oneself
laying one's head in someone's lap; using someone's lap for a pillow
to explain; to dispel doubts
unemployment; losing one's job; becoming unemployed
this and that; this or that; one thing after another
sleeping like a log; (being) fast asleep (bombed, crashed)
first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
to roll in; to tumble into; to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest); to fall in one's way; to fall into one's lap