red earth (i.e. containing cinnabar or minium); vermilion
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
training; education; development; cultivation
one's remaining years; the rest of one's life
diabetes; diabetes mellitus
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
clearly miraculous; remarkably miraculous; striking
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
amusement; fun; brief entertainment
to form a pair; to pair up
to grow fat; to gain weight; to grow fertile (of soil); to be discerning (of one's palate, eye, ear, etc.); to be discriminating; to become rich
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
drill bit; drill; drill (practice); drill (Mandrillus leucophaeus)
to wrench open; to break open; to pry open; to prise open; to force open
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
show; performance; show; exhibition; TV show
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
to be perfectly clear (water, air, etc.); to clear up
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
handcraft; handwork; hand throwing technique (judo)
to rise gradually; to rise slowly; to come up from below the stage (by being lifted up on the stage elevator)
Kwantung Army (Japanese armed forces in Manchukuo)
robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
(having an) overactive imagination; tendency to get lost in one's imagination
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
mental illness; psychosis