burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual demolition; gradual erosion; gradual dismantlement
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
feeling; sense; impression
generation; the world; the age
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
doubting; questioning; being skeptical (of)
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
lungs; bottom of one's heart; vital point
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
mask; veil; disguise; anonymous; unmarked; incognito
though one didn't intend (expect) to
to stiffen; to become stiff
(your) daughter; young woman