to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
retreat; withdrawal; retirement
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
to rain incessantly; to downpour
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
to cease; to stop; to be over
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
moderate; proper; just right
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
to resolve to do; to make up one's mind to do; to set one's heart on; to have one's heart set on
to cut out; to clip from; to extract
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
farmer; farming family; farmhouse
unless one ...; if one does not ...
sieve; sifter; screen; screening (jobs, candidates, etc.)
incarnation (of Buddha or bodhisattva); avatar; embodiment (as in "embodiment of evil"); incarnation; personification
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
splendour; splendor; magnificence; grandeur
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else