neither this nor that; being at a loss; humming and hawing; shilly-shallying
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
moment's leisure; free minute
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
18-litre measuring container
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
influenced (by); under an influence
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
Yggdrasil; The World Tree
rank; ranking order; hierarchy
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
inside one's heart; in one's mind
temple; sacred place; shrine; sanctuary; tabernacle
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
to rest one's chin in one's hands
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
bare (naked) body; complexion (e.g. face)
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
because of; owing to; due to
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
to look down (on); to condescend (to)