reputation; respectability; honour; honor
to shut in; to confine; to contain
solitude; loneliness; isolation
to die; to lay down life's burden
ostensible (surface) reason
humorous; funny; amusing; laughable; hilarious; comical
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
script; screenplay; scenario
under control (e.g. of territory)
antiquity; the previous era
thought; idea; conception
to form a complete whole; to be joined together
bright red; crimson lotus flower
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
heaven-sent child (in answer to a Shinto or Buddhist prayer); child (e.g. of an era); product
fate; destiny; predestination
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
lack of self-reliance; depending on others
gal (unit of gravitational acceleration)
to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to be at peace; to be governed well; to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated
to overcome (a difficulty)
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
great cause; moral law; justice
moonrise; rise of the Moon
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
internal trouble; domestic trouble
disaster; calamity; misfortune
street vendor; stallholder; stallkeeper
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard