miasma; noxious form of "bad air" formerly believed to cause diseases
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
lining; backing; backing up (e.g. a theory); support; bolstering
one party; one faction; one clique
to mix; to stir; to blend
encroachment; making inroads (into); (slow but steady) invasion
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
great difference; big difference; wide margin
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
whirlpool; maelstrom; vortex; spiral (shape, pattern)
tipsy; pleasantly drunk; mellow; entranced; enchanted; captivated
interval; break; pause; spare moment
to wake up; to rouse out of bed; to knock on the door and wake someone
lighting (a lamp); turning on a light
night lighting; nighttime illumination
(intensity of) illumination; illuminance
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
(theatrical) blackout; taking a (sudden) turn for the worse; rapid deterioration
flash (esp. of a camera); flashlight; very short scene in a film or TV show; newsflash
... and eastward; east of
to follow another's example
gossip; corner of the mouth
to bubble; to foam; to froth
counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.
stationing (e.g. of troops); garrison
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
stick; piece of wood; billet; piece of a broken pole
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing