time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
uneasy feeling; sense of anxiety; malaise
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
while; even though; despite
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
to cross the ocean (i.e. to go to or come from overseas)
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
chapter one; first chapter
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
(the) positive; yang (in Chinese divination); the open; visible place
nineteenth day of the month; nineteen days; (arch.) fool; (arch.) simpleton
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
neighboring village; neighbouring village
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
only; merely; but; no more than
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
village headman; village mayor
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
representative; exemplary; model
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
vigilance committee; vigilante corps
every one (of them); (one and) all; without exception; to a man; to the last person
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
hypothesis; supposition; assumption