nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
morning; forenoon; just before noon
light; glow; (a) light; lights; proof (of innocence)
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
locking up (doors and windows); fastening the doors
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
refining; refinement; smelting
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
taking no notice (of); showing no interest (in); paying no attention (to); ignoring completely
closure of a mine; abandoned mine; disused mine
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
huge sum (esp. of money); enormous sum; massive amount
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
suspicion (of having committed a crime, wrongdoing)
to go after one's dreams; to follow one's dreams; to pursue one's dreams
race (of people); type of person
modest; reserved; quiet; frugal; simple; plain
to brave a danger; to take a risk
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
to face on; to look out on to
kitchen; cookhouse; (ship's) galley
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
exposure to the sun; sunny place; per day
woven mat (esp. one made of straw); seat
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
to hold a grudge; to hold something against someone
the other day; a few days ago
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
solitude; loneliness; isolation
blind (devotion, faith, etc.); reckless
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
price; cost; value; worth; value
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
behaviour; behavior; conduct
yoke; constraints; oppression