curious; strange; unusual
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
severe cold; intense cold; bitter cold
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy
flowering; blooming; blossoming; flowering (of a civilization, talent, etc.); blossoming; blooming
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
to see the light of day; to be revealed (to the world); to be realized
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
thawing of snow; thaw; thaw (in relations)
one hundred years ago; a hundred year previously
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
famous; well-known; renowned; your name
inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about
to attract (to oneself, e.g. with bait or light); to draw close; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion; to convulse
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
realistic; practical; feasible
little by little; bit by bit
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
extinction (e.g. of a family); dying out; discontinuation; severance (e.g. of relations); rupture; breaking off
continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining; enduring
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
indictment; prosecution; complaint
political offense; political offence; political crime; political offender; political prisoner; prisoner of conscience
imprisonment; captive; prisoner
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty