wordly things; common customs; the world; the (common) people; secularity
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
improvement of relations; rapprochement
to come back (to); to return to a starting point
writing paper; stationery; notepaper
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
giving; provision; furnishing
national crisis; national disaster
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
management; administration; operation
offering; presentation; donation
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
pact; convention; agreement
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
one's face turning pale (ashen); the color being drained from one's face
submitting to (a demand, one's fate, etc.); putting up with; resigning oneself to; accepting (without complaint)
military campaign; battle; war
in one's own way or style
messenger; envoy; emissary
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
overflowing; flood; inundation; oversupply; plethora
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
counter for waves (of a repeated occurrence)
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
quagmire; sludge; mud; slush; mire
to be extremely difficult; to present a major challenge
to fall apart; to collapse; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; (arch.) to fall apart (one's body or health)
suggestion; hint; implication
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
folding; collapsible; telescopic
fall of the curtain; last scene; end of act