interference; intervention; meddling
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
(execution by) decapitation
remnants of a party or a gang
slight wound; minor wound
the whole face; (wearing an expression) all over one's face
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
to accompany; to follow; to assemble (necessary items); to prepare
crude; inferior grade; sly; clever; disgusting; repulsive
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
since the beginning of the world; since the dawn of history
consequence; result; conclusion; apodosis
tedious; lengthy; wordy; long-winded
to abbreviate; to abridge; to omit; to leave out; to take; to capture
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
one-fifth of the night (approx. 2 hours)
A Dark Night's Passing (novel by Shiga Naoya)
garden lantern; hanging lantern
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
root of an evil; source of a problem; source of trouble; cause of misfortune
guilty conscience; feelings of remorse
secret; hidden; unseen; inward
along the road; along the way
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
lofty; soaring; towering; precipitous; high and steep; sharply sticking out
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
to make (someone) angry; to anger; to offend; to square (one's shoulders); to raise (one's voice) in anger; to make (one's eyes) glare
countenance; visage; (facial) features; honor (honour); face; dignity
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)
inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
pieces; scraps; disconnected
mind and ears; listening with the heart; auricle (of the atrium); atrium