careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
individual; private person; personal; private
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
sometimes; occasionally; now and then; from time to time
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
madder (esp. Japanese madder, Rubia argyi); madder (red color)
dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye); indigo (dye); indigo (colour)
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
although I say; although one might say; although called
natural features; topography; climate; spiritual features
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
shop; small store; business; firm
wealthy person; millionaire
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
common people; ordinary people; masses
territorial dispute; territorial issue
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
eyewitness report; eyewitness information