dead branch (or twig, etc.); withered branch
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
good; goodness; right; virtue
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up
postponement; deferment; adjournment
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
bright sunshine; broad daylight
insecticide; bug repellent
one color; one colour; one article; same tendency; everyone being caught up in the same thing
enka; traditional-style Japanese popular ballad; troubadour
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
chief producing center; chief producing centre
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
cannibalism; anthropophagism
control of passions; control of appetite
arsenic mineral; arsenious anhydride
microscopic; infinitesimal
everyday; always; at all times; frequently
minuscule amount; extremely small quantity
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
pole (north, south); climax; extreme (point)
orderliness; put in order; tidying up; arranging neatly