person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
killing; destruction of life; cruel; heartless; callous
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
whereabouts; address; place of temporary residence
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
reproachful; hateful; bitter
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
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
vassal state; vassal nation; dependency
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
one by one; one after another; successively
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
governor-general; governor; viceroy
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
military personnel; soldier
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
noninterference; leaving something to take its own course; giving someone a free hand with something
several years; a few years
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
military service; conscription
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
to maintain itself; to last; to make itself pay; to make a living; to keep going