good; goodness; right; virtue
patching (up); cutting a part and pasting a new one (e.g. a shoji door); cut and paste
appetizer or snack served with drinks; accompaniment to an (alcoholic) drink
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
wandering; jobless; unemployed
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
manure; fertilizer; fertiliser; compost
ground; land; the region in question; the local area; skin; texture; fabric
body; group; party; company; troupe
poor; low-grade; load; pack; packhorse
settlement out of court; private settlement
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
villager; village folk; countryfolk
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
coolie; laborer; labourer; carrier
dignity; majesty; dignified manner
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
dusk; nightfall; twilight
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
scattered; separated; dispersed
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
to stay up all night; to sit up all night; to do something all night
didn't stir an inch; not stirring a muscle
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
brocade; fine dress; fine clothes