archeologist; archaeologist
established theory; accepted opinion; accepted explanation
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
to leave (a note, will, etc.) behind; to leave (a manuscript, etc.) unfinished; to leave half-written; to forget to write; to leave out
rumor; rumour; gossip; hearsay
thirst; craving; thirst (for love, knowledge, etc.); hunger
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
disturbance; riot; mayhem
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
supporting the Tokugawa shogunate (at the end of the Edo period)
innocent; blameless; guiltless
people; citizens; subjects; folk
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
family; relatives; dependents; household
faint-inducing; dizzying; overwhelming; mind-numbing; staggering
inheritance; succession; share-alike; inheritance
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
no matter what; whatever happens; under any circumstances; never
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
peaceful; quiet; uneventful
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
temporary; transitory; short-lived
feigned ignorance; pretending not to know
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
just a handful; only a small number (of)
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; eccentricity; person with unusual tastes; eccentric; oddball