death; mortality; to die; to pass away
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
curse; spell; malediction
to have a rumor circulating
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
dwelling; house; residence; den; habitat
to have an eye on; to zero in on
every person; every mouth; every entrance
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
cloudless (sky); without a cloud (in the sky)
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
to rebuild; to reconstruct
shortage; amount outstanding (e.g. on loan); deficit
to build (a nest); to nest; to haunt (a place); to hang out (somewhere)
to stir; to mix; to banter; to make fun of (what a person says); to stir up
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
spiderweb; spider web; spider's web; cobweb
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
furnishings; implements; equipment
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
set of three; three sets; three classes
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to make one's rounds; to patrol
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping)
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family