the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
evil influence; (evil) clutches; tentacles of evil
the farthest ends; the furthest ends
on the occasion of; at the time of
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
eyesore; unpleasant sight; obstructing a view
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
being without a name; being nameless; namelessness
princess; daughter of a nobleman
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
reforming; reuniting; getting back together (of a band, etc.)
exception; supernumerary; extra (e.g. performance, item, object, etc.); additional; outsize
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
technical skill; ability; capacity
bedpan; chamber pot; potty
sobriety; soberness; sober face
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
refugee; displaced person; person inconvenienced by (lack of something); person unable to satisfactorily (marry, shop, etc.)
henchman; follower; (arch.) adopted child
to wear one's hair up; to arrange one's hair
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
genius; prodigy; natural gift
emperor (of Japan); mikado; (the gates of an) imperial residence
random; by chance; haphazard; hit-or-miss; unplanned
original story; original version; this volume
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily