retreat; withdrawal; retirement
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
novel; new; unfamiliar; hear for the first time
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
stimulating; exciting; provocative
in range; within the limits (of...); within (a) range
ignorance; inexperience; unfamiliarity
anything and everything; all sorts of things; by all means
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
fold; pleat; folds (e.g. of a mountain); crease; (hidden) detail; nuance
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
like this; in this way; as you see
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
epidemic; plague; pestilence
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
theatre; theater; playhouse
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
Tartary (various tribes that historically inhabited the area north of China)
to carry; to bring (to a place)
to begin to do; to cater; to deliver food
to come from; to have roots in
how many years; how long; what year
explosion; rupture; break off
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
dust; dirt; dreary world; petty affairs of everyday life
separate; scattered; apart
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
decline; ebb; failure; decay; decrease; loss
to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from
regret; remorse; repentance; contrition