to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
prime of one's life; stage of maturity
chamber maid; female servant; area around the hips; waist area
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
divine work; miracle; superhuman feat; (arch.) Shinto ritual
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
to be prolonged; to drag on
ague; intermittent fever; the shakes; malarial fever (old name)
styptic; stopping of bleeding
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
to wash away; to rinse off
to pass the peak (of something); to get through the most difficult part; to be over the worst (e.g. an illness); to cross a pass
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
under the orders of; by order (command)
heaven's vengeance is slow but sure; heaven's net is wide and coarse, yet nothing slips through
sparse; distant (of a relationship); estranged; alienated
bright sunshine; broad daylight
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
supreme ruler; conqueror; champion; winner; titleholder
to draw the conclusion that ...; to conclude
genuine article; real thing; real deal
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
to rain incessantly; to downpour
damp ground; wetland; bog; marsh
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
how admirably; how wonderfully; how skillfully
sedan chair bearer; palanquin bearer
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
unkempt hair; disheveled hair; tousled hair
distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home