remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
dozens; scores of; decades
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to be injured; to sustain a wound
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out
stop (on a train's route)
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
stubborn; dogged; persistent; tough; sturdy; hardy
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
gently (raining); drizzling; moist; damp
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
large drop (rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (grape, cherry, etc.)
rainfall; snowfall; alighting; descending
quagmire; sludge; mud; slush; mire
side entrance; tradesman's entrance; service entrance; staff entrance
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
animal; beastly; carnal; sensual; brute
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
analogy; analogical reasoning; analogical inference; analogy
foresight; foreknowledge; intimation; premonition; prediction
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
rigour; rigor; closeness; compactness; tightly knit