opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal; unboxing (a product); unsealed mail
space on a page (e.g. in a newspaper); surface of paper; letter; writings
guess; conjecture; surmise
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
threatening letter; intimidating letter
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
to boil with rage; to be infuriated
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
protecting (someone); defending; standing up for
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
to have something (likely) come to mind; to be reminded of something; to understand a point
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion; metal wire with a prop animal (e.g. butterfly, bird) attached to the end; rod used to control the arm of a puppet (in bunraku)
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
expulsion; ousting; ejection; dismissal; banishment
power; authority; jurisdiction
what can you expect from a child with parents like that?; such parents, such children
to claim victims; to leave casualties
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
to turn completely into; to become completely
old-timer; veteran; senior; old stump; old roots
to treat (a guest); to receive; to entertain; to be hospitable to; to make welcome
have to do; must; should; ought to
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
to call; to summon; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to buy
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
dim-witted; slow to catch on
valuable article; valuables
triumphant return; returning in triumph
trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle
(not) a soul; (not) a single person
very thorough search (for contraband, escaped convict, etc.); fine-tooth-comb search; exhaustive search; scouring
northernmost tip (point, extremity, etc.)
to part left and right; to open out
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
conifer; needle-leaved tree
something unusual; something odd; something out of the ordinary
sign on a post (usu. wooden and with a small roof, containing information about a sight, warning, congratulations, etc.); public notice; bulletin board; notice board
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual