to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
scale; scope; plan; structure
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
unaware; unmindful; unconscious; blind; apathetic
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
close-cropped hair; shaven head
to be tonsured; to have one's head shaved; to become a monk
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
longtooth grouper (Epinephelus bruneus)
generation; the world; the age
rule; reign; government; governing
hokora; small wayside shrine
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
reigning; controlling; dictating
military force; military strength
arrest; apprehension; capture
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
armed forces; military; troops
vigilance committee; vigilante corps
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
lawless area; lawless district
cloth; tablecloth; wallpaper; wall fabric
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
cross; crossed; cruciform
imperial mausoleum; Emperor's tomb; big hill
in the meanwhile; during the time
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
independent (esp. in politics); non-partisan