tragic but brave; heroic; grim; pathetic
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
stockpile; reserves; storing; stocking up; laying in (supplies)
income; receipts; revenue
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
worker; breadwinner; supporter; able person; able man; productive worker
outside of; not covered by
blunder; slip; error; error
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
extraordinary; uncommon; remarkable; unusual; rare; prodigious
to be more than one can imagine (esp. of sadness, anguish, etc.); to be impossible to comprehend
hearsay; rumor; grapevine
even though; despite; notwithstanding
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
to be overcome with emotion
certainly; surely; definitely
one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)
to lie down; to throw oneself down
sincere; honest; faithful
execution; enforcing; carrying out; giving alms; giving food to the poor or monks
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
hegemony; leadership; initiative
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
rather; sooner; preferably
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
to wait and see; to sit on the fence; to be noncommittal
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup
indulgence (esp. in the Catholic Church); excuse; justification; rationalization
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
to make a person sweat for it
clear weather; cloudless weather; good weather
weather; climatic conditions; fine weather; clear day; situation; state of affairs
hunting ground; hunting preserve
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
fully fledged; full-fledged; proper; competent; qualified; full-grown
fault; defect; minor; 5-point card