series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
to become extremely serious (in attitude); to look solemn; to assume a solemn air
due form; official; formality
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
pointing out; identification
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
bodyguard; bouncer; bar (e.g. on a door); bolt; stick or pole used for self-defence
to take over; to hand over
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
travelling incognito (traveling); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling
no, not like that (but like this)
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
to connect; to link together; to pull together; to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
even if not; even without
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
wheat; barley; oat (oats)
firmly; absolutely; flatly; by far; far and away; by a long shot
southern part; the south (of a region)
to rank next to; to come after
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
spit; skewer; proxy (computer server)
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making