to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
coal mine; (coal) pit; colliery
well-known; noted; celebrated
wealthy person; millionaire
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
safety; welfare; well-being
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
near bankruptcy; edge of bankruptcy; bumper-to-bumper
gossip; government OSI procurement; GOSIP
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
treating someone like a child
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
several times; several degrees
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men
jack; knave; (electrical) jack; hijack; hijacking
to trample; to crush underfoot
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
travelling incognito (traveling); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
embarrassed smile; embarrassed laugh; bashful smile
kind; tender-hearted; compassionate
to cut down; to chop down; to fell
sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; taciturn person; uncommunicative person
influential; powerful; popular; prosperous; doing well
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
shout of joy; cry of pleasure; jubilant comments
charred; burnt black; scorched black
narrow-minded; intolerant; petty
bank; weir; embankment; levee
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
being raised in the mountains; person raised in the mountains
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
thick voice; husky voice; guttural voice; voice with a thick accent