new moon; first day of the lunar month; crescent moon
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious
oppression; suppression; pressure
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
to cut; to slit; to slash
fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden
load on one's chest; obstacle; hindrance; impediment
truthfulness; credibility; sincerity; honesty; good faith
one-year-old; one year old
transcendence; transcendency
concealment; hiding; covering up; suppression
unedited remarks; frank opinions
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
source of funds; source of money
dotage; feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dotard
to give a command (e.g. in a loud voice); to give an order
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
spell; curse; incantation
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to twist (yarn); to lay (rope)
to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect
bank; embankment; dike; reservoir; pond
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
adversary; opposition; hostile forces
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
being obtrusive; being conspicuous (in a bad way)
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
inn town; post town; post-station town
accumulation; accumulate; store
source (e.g. of a river); headwaters; origin of something continuous (language, culture, etc.)
final farewell (in this life)
cloud of dust (sand, etc.); dust storm
to slay; to cut down (a foe)
treaty; pact; convention; agreement