to be sooty; to be stained
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
killing; destruction of life; cruel; heartless; callous
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
(slowly and) carefully; without haste; thoroughly; deliberately; closely; meticulously
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to head out (for); to head (to); to go (to); to leave (for)
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
rather; better; instead; if anything
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
wounded person; injured person
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
if it is (the case that ...)
that's a different matter; that's a different story
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
different race; different ethnic group; different peoples
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
drought; long spell of dry weather
not non-existent; not completely lacking; there is some; certainly existent
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
vassal state; vassal nation; dependency
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
the late emperor; preceding emperor
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
rural district; farming area
bride; (one's) daughter-in-law; wife