dominion; territory; possession
withdrawal; revocation; repeal; demolition; removal
wandering people; nomadic tribe
wandering; rambling; roaming
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
skipping (e.g. on a CD); jumping
abrasive compound; abrading agent; abradant; polishing agent
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
lasting long; continuation; keeping at (something); sticking to (something)
to feign ignorance; to evade one's responsibilities
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
way of living; manner of living; lifestyle
family; members of a family
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
conversion; reform; correcting someone's conduct
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
biological younger sister
pirate; sea robber; buccaneer; freebooter
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
restless; on edge (and unable to concentrate); distracted; for some reason
to go ahead; to pull ahead
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to cross one's mind; to be reminded
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up