chapter one; first chapter
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
remote region; outlying district; border district; frontier
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
northernmost tip (point, extremity, etc.)
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
to live; to reside; to inhabit
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
state religion; official religion; established religion
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) temporary residence
just like; exactly like; as if; (do) just like ...; (be) virtually like ...; as if it were ...
heretical religion; damaging religion; heresy
temple; shrine; sanctuary
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
deeply religious; devout; godly; faithful
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
impiety; unbelief; infidelity
having no hesitation in stating; having no hesitation in declaring
open; public; official; overt
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
finishing blow; coup de grâce
riot; rebellion; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
comparatively; relatively
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
but; however; provided that
after many twists and turns; after much trouble
(religious) faith; belief; creed
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case