innocence; being not guilty
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; breakfast (in Zen temples)
kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction; kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
agricultural community; farm village; rural
arable land; plantation; farmland; fazenda; hacienda; large estate
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
being dotted about; being scattered; being interspersed
central part; heart (of a city, etc.)
administrative; executive
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (a burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
facility; facilities; institution; home (for the elderly, orphans, etc.)
surroundings; environs; circumference
waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
to be erected; to be built
wall of people; crowd of people lined up (e.g. spectators); throng of people
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
men and women of all ages
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
scene; spectacle; sight; view
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
you're looking well; how lovely to see you; how wonderful to see you in such good spirits; farewell, and keep well; do take good care of yourself
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
pipe; tube; bobbin (in a shuttle or spinning wheel)
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to pant (while rushing); to gasp; to puff and blow