military service; conscription
government; administration
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
alas; regrettably; to my great regret; tragically
gentleman; man of learning and virtue
the instruction of a teacher
respect and affection; love and respect
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)
to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...
unavoidably; inevitably; necessarily; reluctantly; against one's will
right (to do something); authority; power
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
military law; martial law; tactics; strategy
to dismiss (from a position); to exempt; to excuse from; to forgive
distinguishing; distinction; discrimination; telling apart
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
thick; deep; kind; cordial; serious (of an illness); abundant
modesty; self-control; discretion
self restraint; moderating one's behaviour; penitence; confinement to one's home; house arrest
fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies
bright sunshine; broad daylight
silence (not speaking); muteness
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
black and white; right and wrong
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
political situation; political affairs
human work; human agency; art; artificiality
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality