monolith; large slab of rock
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
forced laugh; forced smile
3000; three thousand; many
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
8000; eight thousand; many
Japanese dock (plant) (Rumex japonicus)
compounding of medicine; dispensing (medicine); dispensation (e.g. of heaven); providence; combining
mess; jumble; muddle; chaos
to sit at a desk (to study); to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
to be unable to understand; to baffle one's understanding; to be beyond one's comprehension
to be delirious with fever; to have a feverish dream; (fig.) to be crazy about something
the very image of health itself; picture of health
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
faint hopes; dim prospects; little hope; unlikely (to be successful)
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
patching (clothing); darning; cobbling together (other people's writings, thoughts, etc.); gathering
watch store; watch dealer
stolen goods; loot; spoils
illicit manufacturing; illicit distilling; moonshining
liquor store; wine shop; bottle shop; sake dealer; liquor-store owner; brewer
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to look old; to become musty; to wear out
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
task force; response team; squad; unit
distant; remote; isolated
sharing; division; draw; tie
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
to pinch and crush; to pinch out