wharf; quay; landing-stage; jetty
street stall; stand; booth
elderly housekeeper; elderly maid; wet nurse; nanny
all the way ... (to this remote place); as far as ...
trial product; prototype model
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
more than one can possibly use; countless (e.g. examples); (money) to burn; rolling in (cash)
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
abhorrent; abominable; detestable; ominous; inauspicious; unlucky
subordination; servitude; servility; subordinate; underling
monarch; sovereign; ruler; liege (lord)
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
time of great change; era of reform
rule; reign; government; governing
the country; countryside; outskirts; suburbs; presence; being in attendance
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
to lean over (and cover with one's body); to bend over (someone); to (stand tall and) lean on (someone); to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
(one's) shame and public reputation; (one's) sense of shame and concern for appearances
to shut in; to confine (in); to seal in; to contain; to suppress; to restrain
solitude; loneliness; isolation
to die; to lay down life's burden
humorous; funny; amusing; enjoyable (e.g. life); pleasant; fun
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
script; screenplay; scenario
under the control (of); under the dominion (of)
antiquity; the previous era
thought; idea; conception
to form a complete whole; to be joined together
bright red; crimson lotus flower
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time