store; shop; establishment; restaurant
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
of course; certainly; naturally
oppressive rule; tyrannical regime; despotism
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
antiquity; the previous era
to grieve over; to mourn; to lament
to show understanding; to appreciate; to be positive about
sympathy; compassion; pity
to gather; to collect; to assemble
surroundings; environs; circumference
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
homosexuality; homosexual love
to criticize harshly; to blame; to accuse; to urge; to press
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
to say no more; to sink into silence
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
impure; adulterated; foul; mixed; dishonest
awareness of the issues; (having a) critical mind; concerns
along; parallel to; in accordance with
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't