long time; long interval; for quite some time
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
how do you do?; nice to meet you; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
to fade into dusk; to fade into twilight; to decline; to wane; to look melancholic (of a person)
step; stride; counter for steps
together; mutually; fellow
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
children; sons; (lit.) children and younger brothers; young people
library; book collection; paperback book
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
thickness; profundity; depth
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
inner citadel; core; center; centre
grave; solemn; serious; harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
family tradition; (arch.) wind blowing from the direction of one's home
almost; roughly; approximately
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
(system of) extending complicity for a crime to the criminal's family members
without reservation; freely; frankly
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
welcome!; nice to see you!
official business; government business; public business; public use; government use