to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
orpiment; gamboge; falsification; alteration
chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air
and; thereupon; because of that
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
tousled; shaggy (hair); scraggly (beard); dishevelled; disheveled; unkempt
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
bearded face; unshaven face; hairy face
seal (used in lieu of a signature); stamp; chop
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
smooth; shiny; slippery; greasy; slurping (noodles)
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
(someone else's) child; child; kid
Her Majesty the Empress (of Japan)
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
heavenly body; celestial body; astronomical object
Grand Minister; Chancellor of the Realm
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
(feeling a chill or shiver) suddenly; (feeling) chilly; chillily; with a sudden sense of dread (or fear, etc.); (being) suddenly (afraid, frightened, etc.); suddenly (breaking out in a cold sweat)
unable to resist; unable to suppress
to tuck one's tail between one's legs; to admit defeat; to turn tail (and run)
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to fail (in getting a job); to miss out (at fishing, hunting, etc.); to be left out; to be crowded out
sick person; patient; invalid
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
bedroom; bedchamber; (arch.) roost; (arch.) nest
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
your; indicates high rank or status; indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)
on the way back; returning
to develop a rash or inflammation (e.g. in response to a skin irritant); to react to (something); to be strongly influenced (usu. negative or critical nuance)
lieutenant colonel; commander (navy)
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial