at the time; in those days; then
valuable article; valuables
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
method of treatment; cure; remedy
hard to figure out; elusive; slippery; vague; subtle
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
science; learning; scholarship; arts and sciences; academic pursuits
charring; something charred; traditional medicine made from charred ingredients
likely to do; liable to do; (quite) capable of doing; may (well) do; might do; could do
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
society; the world; the times
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
regret; repentance; remorse
to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
such; like that; that sort of
unexpectedly; surprisingly
wooden frame; wooden crate; wooden pallet
to become bald from the forehead; to recede (of one's hairline)
gomasio; gomashio; roasted sesame seed and salt mixture; salt-and-pepper hair; dark hair streaked with gray
moustache; mustache; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
(plump and) happy-looking
old gentleman; elderly gentleman
clothing decorated with one's family crest
good-natured person; nice person
the whole face; (wearing an expression) all over one's face
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
striking; remarkable; considerable
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
congratulations; felicitations; best wishes; longevity; long life