naked eye; the physical eye
macro; macro (instruction)
plague bacillus (Yersinia pestis)
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
the deceased; deaths; persons killed
the other day; a few days ago
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
headgear; headdress; (novelty) mask; head mask
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
writer; painter; drawer; skilful writer; skilful painter
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
John Doe; person of unknown name; (arch.) country bumpkin
historical materials; historical records; historical sources; archives
village headman (esp. in the Kansai region)
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
to read and understand; to subject to close analysis; to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
three and eight; Arisaka Type 38 rifle
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
to win fame; to be widely-known; to be well known; to make a name for oneself
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
smallpox vaccination; inoculation against smallpox
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
variolation; variolization
medical book; medical journal
wood-block printing; publication
opportunity; chance; trigger; cause