division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
part of the garden close to the house; nearby garden
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
common people; ordinary people; masses
self-assessment; self-declaration; self-certification; personal statement
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
shivering; trembling; shuddering; shaking
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
pale; pallid; bluish-white
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
leader; authority; mainstay
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to treat (a guest); to receive; to entertain; to be hospitable to; to make welcome
official business; public business
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
not at all; don't worry about it; forget about it
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much