portable brush-and-ink case; quiver (archery)
Lindera umbellata (species of spicebush); toothpick; natural wooden chopsticks (tea ceremony); black characters; black text
lining; ceiling; wainscoting; wainscotting
attendance (of the Empress)
unfavourable comparison; unfavorable comparison
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
great storm; very severe weather; upset; surprise result; agitation; upheaval
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
the recovery of lost territory; recovering (regaining) lost ground (one's former position); fence-mending
to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to feel pain
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
to stare back at; to look back at
(lucky) find; bargain; good buy; treasure trove
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
future; possible; potential; prospective
few decades; many decades; several decades
to be on track; to be going to plan; to enter orbit
pessimism; (taking a) gloomy view; discouragement; despondency; despair; disappointment
outside the city; suburbs
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
tediously (explain, complain, etc.); repeatedly; persistently; insistently; ad nauseam; at great length
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
hiding one's embarrassment
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do; (lit.) cannot go
moderately; in moderation
story of one's experience; recounting of one's experiences; narrative; testimonial
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
to have one's hands slip (and drop something)
to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.); to get carried away; to go overboard; to overdo (something)
-job; stimulating the penis with a body part
one's best interests; one's own good
to wear one's hair up; to arrange one's hair
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
way of speaking; intimation
worst-ever; history's worst