good citizens; law-abiding people
lowly people (esp. as a caste); humble people
ritsuryo system (ancient East Asian system of centralized governance; in Japan: esp. 7th-10th century)
gate guard (during the ritsuryo system); gate guardian; young forced labour (ritsuryo system)
military service; conscription
the people; citizens; the populace
collection (of fees, taxes, etc.); levy
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
allotment of rice paddies for cultivation during the cultivator's lifetime (ritsuryo system)
to lose hope; to be plunged into darkness
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
to persevere; to keep at something (regardless of one's fatigue)
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
simple (e.g. matter); problem free; hopeless; the end (i.e. leaving one at a loss of words); dumbfounding
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up
taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
breathing techniques; breath control
forevermore; for eternity
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
former boyfriend; former girlfriend
had enough; flatly refusing; wouldn't do for anything; begging pardon
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
to worry; to fret; to get anxious
to have a good idea; to be able to predict
perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem
to turn against; to become an enemy
(adding) fuel to the fire
looking on; remaining a spectator
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift