by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
consequence; outcome; result; blame
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
war; fighting; fierce competition
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
knowing; (an) acquaintance
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to become better; to improve
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
one of the six administrators of a Zen temple (in charge of food and other matters)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
infantry; infantryman; foot soldier
imperial palace; shrine; Grand Empress Dowager; Empress Dowager; woman of imperial lineage who has borne a child; elderly woman of imperial lineage
Island; insula; island; islet
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat