course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
mockery by means of excessive praise; damning with lavish praise; backhanded compliment
mask; veil; disguise; anonymous; unmarked; incognito
end of a century (esp. 19th); fin-de-siècle
end; close; conclusion; termination
in all ages; over the ages; forever and ever
to appease; to suppress; to calm
beside a nobleman; close aid (of a nobleman, etc.); place where a high ranking person resides; one's own city (of a shogun, lord, etc.); place under one's direct control; one's own turf
whirr; hum; buzz; whoosh; woosh; whiz
handwriting; handwritten; hand-painted; hand-drawn
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
explosive increase (in number of pests); (severe) outbreak or upsurge of pests
to harmonize; to harmonise; to be in harmony; to say the same thing in unison (inadvertently)
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
to have glazed eyes (when drunk, angry, etc.); to have glassy eyes
incineration; destroy by fire
eradication; extermination; destruction; suppression
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
tread on a worm and it will turn; even a tiny bug will defend itself; even the weakest and smallest beings have their own wills, so do not make light of them
to incur divine punishment; to pay for one's sins; you'll pay for that!; what goes around, comes around
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
invisibly; secretly; privately
concentration of mind; mental concentration (on some task)
temporary truce; ceasefire
window screen; insect screen; mosquito screen; screen; screen door
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
honouring (publicly); honoring; making someone's good deeds or achievements well-known
mosquito coil; anti-mosquito incense
radical party; extremists
calm before a storm; lull before the storm
to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor