contrast; antithesis; comparison
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
last chapter (book, etc.)
last dungeon; final dungeon; last stage
light and easy; lambent; clever; witty; smart
everybody; every last one of them; all
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
to lose one's temper; to throw a tantrum
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
speaking about (one's thoughts, memories, etc.); relating (one's feelings, reminiscences, etc.); recollection; reminiscence
northern or southern lights; aurora borealis or australis
going down the road; travelling; lyric composition describing scenery a traveler sees on the way (traveller); eloping
giving someone a ride on one's shoulders; shoulder wheel (judo)
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years
far away in the distance; in the far distance
to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
severe; intense; awe-inspiring; biting; bitter (cold); piercing
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
(person who has the) hands of God; master; virtuoso
analogue watch; analogue clock
tea utensils; container for powdered green tea (tea ceremony)
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
to be uneasy; to be anxious; to fear
penance; austerities; mortification; asceticism
one's self-possession; one's presence of mind
to rush back; to run back
hot spring; mineral spring; salon offering beauty treatments, weight reduction, relaxation, etc.; spaghetti
strap (often decorative for key-holder, mobile phones, etc.)
clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; dot (esp. typographical)
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
in comparison with; when compared with; according to; in light of; in view of
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
imperial palace; shrine; Grand Empress Dowager; Empress Dowager; woman of imperial lineage who has borne a child; elderly woman of imperial lineage
one's relatives by blood and marriage (in blood and law); one's kith and kin
estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact
mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)