boarding house; school dormitory
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
vulgar; mean; base; coarse; crude
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
strict observance (of rules, regulations, etc.); strict adherence; conscientious practice (of good habits, etc.); diligent execution (e.g. of duties); sticking to (e.g. a routine)
collision; bumping into; head-to-head training; drill consisting of pushing and being pushed; battering practice
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
temporary; provisional; to do something temporarily (esp. build temporary facilities); to do something provisionally
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
emergency; unexpectedness
item; article; clause; section; point
to start work (on); to undertake; to start committing a crime; embarkation; launch
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
busy; hectic; frantic; restless; hurried; fidgety
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
fern (esp. species Gleichenia japonica); fernery
all sorts of delicacies; various unusual foods; sumptuous feast
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
human power; human strength; human effort; human agency
natural calamity; striking phenomena in heaven and earth
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
(death from) starvation; starving to death
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
hunger and thirst; starvation
natural disaster; cataclysm
suddenly; all of a sudden
having presence of mind; self-possessed; imperturbable; calm and self-possessed
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up