slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
the whole day; all the day
to sleep like a log; to sleep deeply
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health
-like; -looking; -looked; tending to ...
to talk to oneself; to mutter
to look around; to survey
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
somehow dirty; slightly dirty; dingy; somewhat base; vaguely underhanded
cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
literally; to the letter; literal
heaven-sent child (in answer to a Shinto or Buddhist prayer); child (e.g. of an era); product
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute
to fall apart; to collapse; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; (arch.) to fall apart (one's body or health)
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
inner palace (reserved for women); harem; seraglio; consort of the emperor
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
pressure; oppression; suppression
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
flight from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to sniff out; to get wind of
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly