dying in vain; wasteful sacrifice of life
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
what people say; rumours; public opinion
superstition; superstitious belief
official daily gazette; official telegram
to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose
to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
ginger (Zingiber officinale)
full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)
tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
to be used to eating; to become used to eating; to be accustomed to eating; to acquire a taste for
hotcake; (American) pancake
smoked food; smoking (fish, meat, etc.); smoked
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England
imposition (i.e. of rules, of a decision); compulsion
Japanese food; Japanese meal
big craze; boom; popular trend; widespread contagion; large outbreak
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
northward; facing the north; nobleman's true wife
Arctic Circle; the Arctic
night under the midnight sun; white night (at extreme latitudes); night during which the sun doesn't set