tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
white shoes (for use during the summer)
chamber; room; home of a monk; monk; Chinese "room" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
wearing one's hair in braids
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
possession; having (on one's person); carrying (with one)
to have a cross to bear; to carry a heavy burden
state of the war; war situation
moment by moment; hour by hour
to take a breath; to take a short rest
with a flap; with a snap; with a thud; with a crash; with a swish; with a rustle
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
freely; right and left; as one pleases
den; haunt; hangout; nest; lair
sitting together in a circle; happy circle; harmony
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
recollection; reminiscence
failure; defective article; dead loss; good-for-nothing; worthless person; flop
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
bitter experience; misery; distress; grief; sad thoughts; hardship
oaf; blockhead; stupid person; dunce; insensitive person
with a clatter; with a rattle; (almost) empty; (mostly) vacant; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
area; region; district; locality
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
prisoner (of war); POW; captive
throne; first place; top spot; championship
political offense; political offence; political crime; political offender; political prisoner; prisoner of conscience
atrocious; heinous; fiendish; brutal; vicious
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
dead end; blind alley; no through road (i.e. on signage); end; end of the road; end point
mad (with grief, love, etc.); crazy; out of one's mind; on the verge of insanity
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile