self-torturing; masochistic
raincoat; mackintosh; macintosh; trench coat
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
rolling stock; railroad cars; wheeled vehicles
raising (bet); raising (object); lifting; raising (topic); bringing up; raising (children); rearing
length and width; length and breadth; four cardinal points; every direction; as one wishes; as one pleases
chip; microchip; chip (in poker, roulette, etc.); casino token; chip (shot); (wood) chip
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
tourist; traveler; traveller; visitor
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
Latin alphabet; Roman alphabet; romaji; romanized Japanese; system of transliterating Japanese into the Latin alphabet
And Then There Were None (1938 novel by Agatha Christie); Ten Little Niggers
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
farmer; farming family; farmhouse
thicket; coppice; brushwood
excessively spacious; unduly wide; sprawling
agricultural land; farmland
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
Schoepfia jasminodora (tree of family Schoepfiaceae)
control; management (e.g. of a business)
to burn into one's memory; to sear an image
cooking stove; burner (gas, electric, etc.); range; cooktop; hob
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
living; lifestyle; living room
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated