many-sided; multifarious; versatility
to need; to call for; to require
with a bang (clash, bump)
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
helper; assistant; second
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
upper floor; upstairs; top of the stairs
visitor's gallery; seats for the public
woman; lady; adult female
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
most part; greater part; majority
Japan and Russia; Russo-Japanese
to concern; to be related
or; otherwise; furthermore; also; (arch.) perhaps; (arch.) by some chance; (arch.) that being said
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
thoughts; opinion; however much money you wish to give (as alms, a fee at a museum, etc.); fondness (for a significant other, etc.; often used teasingly); love
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
attention; kind attention; courteous attention
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
poisoning; kill by poison
to stop; to prohibit; to forbid someone to do something
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
treatment; service; handling; management
to throw away; to abandon
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
emperor (of Japan); mikado; (the gates of an) imperial residence
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary