... and eastward; east of
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
female clothing; wearing female clothing; cross dressing (for a man)
knotweed (Polygonaceae); jointweed; smartweed; water pepper (Persicaria hydropiper)
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
going into a frenzy; flying into a rage
going around; patrol; round; tour
swarm; throng; flock together
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
I see; that's right; indeed
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
pale; pallid; bluish-white
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
way; method; means; resource; course
smooth; shiny; slippery; greasy; slurping (noodles)
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
staying the night; lodging (at)
to move (house); to change residence
vain dream of wealth and splendour (splendor)
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
to be moderate in; to be temperate in; to refrain (from doing); to withhold (an announcement, comment, etc.); to be beside; to be close by
guess; conjecture; surmise
(not so) much; (not) very
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
bento; Japanese box lunch
sickroom; hospital room; ward
(young) seductress; temptress; little devil; imp
to commit a crime; to do evil
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
public telephone; pay phone
maid; helper; help; assistance
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
to arrive; to come to pass