big landowner; great landowner; land baron; landed magnate; large landowner; territorial magnate
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
one's possessions; ownership
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
wintry sky; cold weather (in winter); wintry weather
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
serious; severe; grave; acute
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
don't you think?; indicates question
Chinese fan palm (Livistona chinensis)
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
last night; yesterday evening
to get (much) colder; to deepen (cold); to feel cold (of the body); to be chilled to the bones; to worsen (of relations, economic conditions, etc.)
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
curse; spell; malediction
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
division of labour; division of labor; splitting into groups (e.g. to search)
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
at that time; in those days
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
in succession; one by one
after that; afterwards; thereafter
(not) a single person; (no) one
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import