female fox; vixen; she-fox; woman who deceives men
to eagerly look forward to
just when (one is about to ...); just as; the very moment when; on the point of
talking about memories; reminiscences
mere consolation; temporary peace of mind
marshland; wetland; swampland
to think of; to come up with
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
to be boiled down; to come to a standstill; to reach an impasse; to approach a conclusion (of a discussion, investigation, etc.)
archeologist; archaeologist
scholar; academic; scientist; learned person; person of learning
excavation; exhumation; digging up; discovery (of a new fact, talent, etc.); finding; unearthing
inquiry commission; enquiry commission; research group
having special circumstances (e.g. problems, issues, advantages, flaws, defects, etc.); imperfect (merchandise); with defects
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
pleasure and pain; joys and sorrows
handsome man; man's looks; good looks; manliness
protegee; someone who one considers as a younger sister
force (bulldoze) one's way through
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
in order; sequential; seriatim
great cause; moral law; justice
chance (of success); odds
from what (I've) seen; given that ...
armed forces; military; troops
blasphemy; profanity; sacrilege; desecration; defilement
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
overflowing; effusive; exuberant; bountiful
medicine; agent; (chemical) substance; drug; dose
entreaty; appeal; petition