long ago; once upon a time
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
soldiers garrisoned at strategic posts in Kyushu in ancient times; Chinese soldiers stationed to protect remote regions of the country during the Tang dynasty
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
leaving; going home; quitting one's job; free time; leisure
to have a nightmare; to make a noise during a nightmare
to be disgusted with; to be fed up with; to run out of patience with
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
difficult to ...; hard to ...
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
inside one's heart; in one's mind
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
to order; to command; to appoint
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
will; testament; last request
to resolve to do; to make up one's mind to do; to set one's heart on; to have one's heart set on
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
entering the priesthood; priest; monk; bonze
maid of honor; maid of honour
ague; intermittent fever; the shakes; malarial fever (old name)
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
cannot bring oneself (to do); unable to bear (e.g. seeing)
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible