coughing; hacking cough; thundering; drumming
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
to boil; to heat (a liquid); to prepare (a bath, hot drink); to excite; to rouse; to stir
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
condition; state (of health); appearance
reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
kitchen; financial situation; finances
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
to mount (a horse, bicycle, etc.); to straddle; to sit astride; to span (an area, time, etc.); to extend over; to spread over
duty; obligation; responsibility
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
visit (from someone); call
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
easy to do; apt to do; prone to do; liable to do
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
upward tendency; rising trend
(opening a door) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) with a clatter; with a crash; (changing) completely; totally
legendary; fabled; fabulous
crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
misgovernment; misrule; bad government
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
resistance (movement); popular resistance against a military invasion (esp. of that by the French against the Nazis in World War II)
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
remarkable; striking; obvious
at first; in the beginning; originally
to prosper; to flourish; to thrive