escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
victim; injured party; sufferer
to be answerable (for); to take the blame
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
rumor; rumour; gossip; report
seal (used in lieu of a signature); stamp; chop
to be onto a good thing; to make money without working; to line one's pockets
the dead; ghost; person who is obsessed (with money, power, etc.); person with a blind lust (for)
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
legal wife (of a noble) (as opposed to a concubine); room for receiving guests; heir; successor
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
to mount up; to pile up; to accumulate; to increase
at a young age; while still young
meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
wartime regime; war footing
kimono and ancient head-dress
writing; composition; essay; sentence
department; bureau; section; part
to swing one's arms greatly while walking; to act freely; to be brazen