dotage; feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dotard
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
men; manservant; male attendants to an actor
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
fleet (fishing, naval, etc.); convoy; group of ships
quail; Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica)
rambunctious kid; wild kid; hooligan; rowdy; roughneck
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
dried squid; dried cuttlefish; Japanese common squid (Todarodes pacificus); (thing that) grows on one over time
going out (of a nobleman, etc.); visiting
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act as innocent
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
had better ...; had better not ...
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to pass (of time); to elapse
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight