edict; ordinance; proclamation
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
three and eight; Arisaka Type 38 rifle
woollen material; woollen goods or fabric
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
governor-general; governor; viceroy
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding
blow; shock; strike; batting
switching over to; migration; transition
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
unlimited; unrestricted; limitless
picking out; taking out; (surgical) removal; exposure
hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
retort; sealed plastic pouch typically containing ready-made sauce or stew; boil-in-the-bag; retort; glass vessel used for distillation (now largely obs.)
author; writer; novelist; artist
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
immediacy (in philosophy); directness