(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
one more; another (one); (not) quite; (not) entirely; (not) enough
dying by the roadside; dying a dog's death
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
completely changed; totally transformed
to be lazy; to be slack; to feel dull; to feel languid; to feel listless
venomous snake; poisonous snake
loss (of weight or volume, e.g. in transit); ullage; outage; decrease (in value); reduction
to make a name for oneself; to achieve success
since then; from that time; ever since
famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
to live through; to survive
irrespective of the person concerned; indiscriminately; anyone and everyone; anybody at all
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
quite unlike; not bearing the slightest resemblance
inhuman; heinous; atrocious
break; pause; halt; (temporary) stop
to understand fully; to be convinced; to be satisfied
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
to drop by; to stop by; to drop in; to approach; to draw near; to come close (to)
paper patch attached to something; paper backing; sticker; notice; poster
heading; headline; index; headword
to distinguish; to discern; to make out; to tell
at first; in the beginning; originally
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
first and foremost; above all; most importantly of all
writing; composition; essay; sentence
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
paper patch attached to something; paper backing; sticker; notice; poster
insertion; letter drop; sending to a prisoner; thing sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
activist; campaigner; crusader (e.g. for women's rights); athlete; sporty person
the Emperor; His Majesty; the government; the authorities; proprietress; hostess
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
to put up (a notice); to post
notice; notification; announcement; disclosure; declaration
white circle; white star; victory mark; victory
wondrous; marvellous; uncanny; like a charm