midwinter; dead of winter
vast and blue (e.g. ocean); dusky; shadowy
ferry (crossing); ferry(boat); delivery
stronghold; fortress; strategic position; key position
high ground; elevation; hill; plateau
to take up residence; to settle in
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
silent; still; quiet; hushed
paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern; snot bubble
step in a Japanese entranceway
miserable; wretched; lonely; dreary; shabby; comfortless
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
(not even) a little; (not even) a tiny bit
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
pulling up; drawing up; raising; increase; repatriation; evacuation
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
widowhood; widowerhood; viduity; living without a spouse
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to one's heart's content or satisfaction
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
spiritual peace and enlightenment; keeping an unperturbed mind through faith
to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
to present; to dedicate; to obey; to follow; to proudly bear
general public; the masses
slow; gradual; steady; calm; composed; relaxed
to rub against; to chafe; to quarrel; to jostle (with)
moment by moment; hour by hour
mounted warrior; cavalier; knight
party; gang; company; squad
to creak; to squeak; to grate; to grind; to rasp