southern country; southern provinces; southern lands
raft; forearm protector; skewered baby-eel kabayaki
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
to make an onslaught (on); to close in (on)
as usual; as is one's habit
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
totteringly; staggeringly; unsteadily; lanky; spindly; slender
successively; one after another
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
occupation (e.g. of territory); exclusive possession
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
wrapping cloth; cloth wrapper
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
illegal; illicit; unlawful
very much; exceedingly; extremely
healthy; sound; wholesome
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
progress; advance; improvement; development
harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
wizard; genius; remarkable talent; exceptional ability
function; facility; faculty; feature
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless