severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
most ominous; most sinister; most atrocious; most evil
drop (e.g. of water); drip
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
order of chivalry; chivalric order
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
entrant (into a country); immigrant
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
roadside tree; row of trees
to burn to a crisp; to scorch
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
armor and helmet (armour)
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
straight; as the crow flies
to connect; to link together; to pull together; to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to avoid being seen; to be clandestine
to be traced (of a criminal); to be tracked; (arch.) to have a (male) lover
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
passing through without stopping; passing by
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
faint breath; dying whisper; at death's door
line of defence (defense); lines (as in enemy lines, etc.)